Articles of Confederation
first constitution of the United States (1781–1789)
9 dated entries naming Articles of Confederation, drawn from 6 separate years between 1777 CE and 1788 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.
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18th century
- 1777November 15 – American Revolution: After 16 months of debate, the Continental Congress approves the Articles of Confederation, in the temporary American capital at York, Pennsylvania.source
- 1777November 17 – American Revolution: The Articles of Confederation are submitted to the states for ratification.source
- 1778February 5 – South Carolina becomes the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.source
- 1778November 26 – New Jersey becomes the second state to agree to the Articles of Confederation.source
- 1781January 2 – Virginia passes a law ceding its western land claims, paving the way for Maryland to ratify the Articles of Confederation.source
- 1785October 18 – Benjamin Franklin takes office as the new President of the Supreme Council of Pennsylvania, at the time the equivalent of a republic as one of the 13 independent governments of the United States of America under the Articles of Confederation.source
- 1787March 17 – The Bank of North America, the central bank of the United States government under the Articles of Confederation, is re-incorporated after its charter had expired in 1786.source
- 1787May 25 – In Philadelphia, delegates begin to convene the Constitutional Convention, intended to amend the Articles of Confederation (however, a new United States Constitution is eventually produced). George Washington presides over the Convention.source
- 1788November 15 – Cyrus Griffin of Virginia completes his service as the last President of the Congress of the Confederation, under the Articles of Confederation.source