Articles of confederation and perpetual union between the states of New Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, Rhode Island, and Providence plantations, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South The Library of Congress is unaware of, or has Extra History S21 • E1 The Articles of Confederation - Becoming the United States - Extra History - #1 - Duration: Microsoft word tutorial |How to insert images into word document table • Congress appoints a committee to draft the Articles of Confederation to create a new government for the united colonies (June 1776). • The Second Continental Congress approves the Articles of Confederation and sends them to the states for ratification (November 1777). • The Articles of Confederation are ratified (March 1781). 3. History.com's Articles of Confederation article, which comes from the Reader's Companion to American History by Eric Foner and John Garraty A shorter and more concise, but less complex, discussion of the Articles of Confederation. Day One: Half of the students will examine the primary resources of the Articles of Confederation and the other half will examine the US Constitution using a document analysis worksheet.Students will share their information they collect to the class. Students should have the basic knowledge that both are government documents and the Articles of Confederation was the first form of government Return to Creating the United States Constitution List Next Section: Convention and Ratification The Continental Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation, the first constitution of the United States, on November 15, 1777, but the states did not ratify them until March 1, 1781. The Articles Start studying 8 Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The Articles also specified that no state could be deprived of territory for the benefit of the country a