Articles of Confederation (English Wikipedia)

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Schwarz, Frederic D. (February–March 2006). "225 Years Ago". American Heritage. 57 (1). Archived from the original on June 1, 2009.

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"An ACT to empower the delegates". Laws of Maryland, 1781. February 2, 1781. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011.

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Wood 1969, pp. 354–55. Wood, Gordon S. (1969). The Creation of the American Republic: 1776–1787. University of North Carolina Press.
Hough, Franklin Benjamin (1872). American Constitutions. Albany: Weed, Parsons, & Company. p. 10. References to a 1778 Virginia ratification are based on an error in the Journals of Congress: "The published Journals of Congress print this enabling act of the Virginia assembly under date of Dec. 15, 1778. This error has come from the MS. vol. 9 (History of Confederation), p. 123, Papers of the Continental Congress, Library of Congress." Dyer, Albion M. (2008) [1911]. First Ownership of Ohio Lands. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company. p. 10. ISBN 9780806300986.
Puls 2008, pp. 174–76. Puls, Mark (2008). Henry Knox: Visionary General of the American Revolution. Palgrave MacMillan. ISBN 978-1403984272.
Puls 2008, p. 177. Puls, Mark (2008). Henry Knox: Visionary General of the American Revolution. Palgrave MacMillan. ISBN 978-1403984272.
Ferling 2003, pp. 255–59. Ferling, John (2003). A Leap in the Dark: The Struggle to Create the American Republic. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-515924-0.
Jensen (1950), p. 177–233. Jensen, Merrill (1950). The New Nation: A History of the United States during the Confederation, 1781-1789. Northeastern University Press. ISBN 9780930350147. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
Satō 1886, p. 352. Satō, Shōsuke (1886). History of the land question in the United States. Baltimore, Maryland: Isaac Friedenwald, for Johns Hopkins University.
Morris 1987, pp. 245–66. Morris, Richard B. (1987). The Forging of the Union, 1781–1789. Harper & Row. p. 245–66. ISBN 9780060914240.
Rakove 1988, p. 225–45. Rakove, Jack N. (1988). "The Collapse of the Articles of Confederation". In Barlow, J. Jackson; Levy, Leonard W. & Masugi, Ken (eds.). The American Founding: Essays on the Formation of the Constitution. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 9780313256103.
Chernow, Ron (2004). Alexander Hamilton. Penguin Books. ISBN 9781101200858.
Ferling 2003, p. 276. Ferling, John (2003). A Leap in the Dark: The Struggle to Create the American Republic. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-515924-0.
Rakove 1988. Rakove, Jack N. (1988). "The Collapse of the Articles of Confederation". In Barlow, J. Jackson; Levy, Leonard W. & Masugi, Ken (eds.). The American Founding: Essays on the Formation of the Constitution. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 9780313256103.
Rakove 1988, p. 230. Rakove, Jack N. (1988). "The Collapse of the Articles of Confederation". In Barlow, J. Jackson; Levy, Leonard W. & Masugi, Ken (eds.). The American Founding: Essays on the Formation of the Constitution. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 9780313256103.
Maier (2010), p. 62. Maier, Pauline (2010). Ratification: The People Debate the Constitution, 1787-1788. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-0684868547.
Lanman, Charles; Morrison, Joseph M. (1887). Biographical Annals of the Civil Government of the United States. J.M. Morrison. Retrieved April 16, 2011.
Maier (2010), p. 429–430. Maier, Pauline (2010). Ratification: The People Debate the Constitution, 1787-1788. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-0684868547.

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Boyd, Julian P. (ed.). "Editorial Note: Jefferson's Proposed Concert of Powers against the Barbary States". Founders Online. Washington, D.C.: National Archives. Archived from the original on April 21, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2018. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, vol. 10, June 22–December 31, 1786, ed. Julian P. Boyd. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1954, pp. 560–566]

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Williams 2012, p. 1782. Williams, Frederick D. (2012). The Northwest Ordinance: Essays on its Formulation, Provisions, and Legacy. East Lansing, Mich.: Michigan State University Press. ISBN 978-0-87013-969-7.
Elliot, Jonathan, ed. (2010) [1836]. The Debates in the Several State Conventions on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution. Vol. 1 (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: J.B. Lippincott & Company. p. 98.
Mallory, John, ed. (1917). United States Compiled Statutes. Vol. 10. St. Paul: West Publishing Company. p. 13044–13045.
Hough, Franklin Benjamin (1872). American Constitutions. Albany: Weed, Parsons, & Company. p. 10. References to a 1778 Virginia ratification are based on an error in the Journals of Congress: "The published Journals of Congress print this enabling act of the Virginia assembly under date of Dec. 15, 1778. This error has come from the MS. vol. 9 (History of Confederation), p. 123, Papers of the Continental Congress, Library of Congress." Dyer, Albion M. (2008) [1911]. First Ownership of Ohio Lands. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company. p. 10. ISBN 9780806300986.
Ketcham, Ralph (1990). Roots of the Republic: American Founding Documents Interpreted. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 383. ISBN 9780945612193. Archived from the original on August 1, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
Martin, Francisco (2007). The Constitution as Treaty: The International Legal Constructionalist Approach to the U.S. Constitution. Cambridge University Press. p. 5. ISBN 9781139467186.
Amar, Akhil (2012). America's Constitution: A Biography. Random House. p. 517. ISBN 9781588364876.

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Armitage 2004, pp. 61–66. Armitage, David (2004). "The Declaration of Independence in World Context". Magazine of History. 18 (3). Organization of American Historians: 61–66. doi:10.1093/maghis/18.3.61.
Dougherty 2009, pp. 47–74. Dougherty, Keith L. (2009). "An Empirical Test of Federalist and Anti-Federalist Theories of State Contributions, 1775–1783". Social Science History. 33 (1): 47–74. doi:10.1215/01455532-2008-015 (inactive September 24, 2025).{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of September 2025 (link)

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Lodge 1893, p. 98. Lodge, Henry Cabot (1893). George Washington, Vol. I. Vol. I.

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"Maryland finally ratifies Articles of Confederation". history.com. A&E Television Networks. November 13, 2009. Retrieved April 28, 2019.

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"A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774 - 1875". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on January 23, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
"America During the Age of Revolution, 1776–1789". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on March 15, 2011. Retrieved April 16, 2011.

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"Identifying Defects in the Constitution | To Form a More Perfect Union | Articles and Essays | Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention, 1774–1789 | Digital Collections | Library of Congress". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Archived from the original on July 5, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2022.

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"By the United States in Congress assembled, September 13, 1788". Library of Congress. September 13, 1788. Archived from the original on September 3, 2006. Retrieved March 13, 2021. the first Wednesday in March next, be the time, and the present Seat of Congress the place for commencing Proceedings under the said Constitution.

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Kesavan, Vasan (December 1, 2002). "When Did the Articles of Confederation Cease to Be Law". Notre Dame Law Review. 78 (1): 70–71. Archived from the original on January 1, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2015.

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"The road to union: America's forgotten first constitution May 14, 2014 by Donald Applestein Esq" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on September 2, 2016.

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"Hopkinson | Pennsylvania Center for the Book". pabook.libraries.psu.edu. Archived from the original on December 30, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2021.

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Sioussat, St. George L. (October 1936). "THE CHEVALIER DE LA LUZERNE AND THE RATIFICATION OF THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION BY MARYLAND, 1780–1781 With Accompanying Documents". The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography. 60 (4): 391–418. Archived from the original on April 20, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2018.

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"Articles of Confederation, 1777–1781". Milestones in the History of U.S. Foreign Relations. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of State. Archived from the original on December 30, 2010. Retrieved January 3, 2011.

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"Identifying Defects in the Constitution | To Form a More Perfect Union | Articles and Essays | Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention, 1774–1789 | Digital Collections | Library of Congress". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Archived from the original on July 5, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
"A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774 - 1875". memory.loc.gov. Archived from the original on January 23, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
"The road to union: America's forgotten first constitution May 14, 2014 by Donald Applestein Esq" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on September 2, 2016.
"Hopkinson | Pennsylvania Center for the Book". pabook.libraries.psu.edu. Archived from the original on December 30, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
Schwarz, Frederic D. (February–March 2006). "225 Years Ago". American Heritage. 57 (1). Archived from the original on June 1, 2009.
"Articles of Confederation, 1777–1781". Milestones in the History of U.S. Foreign Relations. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of State. Archived from the original on December 30, 2010. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
"Avalon Project – Articles of Confederation : March 1, 1781". avalon.law.yale.edu. Archived from the original on May 15, 2020. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
Boyd, Julian P. (ed.). "Editorial Note: Jefferson's Proposed Concert of Powers against the Barbary States". Founders Online. Washington, D.C.: National Archives. Archived from the original on April 21, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2018. [Original source: The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, vol. 10, June 22–December 31, 1786, ed. Julian P. Boyd. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1954, pp. 560–566]
Sioussat, St. George L. (October 1936). "THE CHEVALIER DE LA LUZERNE AND THE RATIFICATION OF THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION BY MARYLAND, 1780–1781 With Accompanying Documents". The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography. 60 (4): 391–418. Archived from the original on April 20, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
"An ACT to empower the delegates". Laws of Maryland, 1781. February 2, 1781. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011.
Ketcham, Ralph (1990). Roots of the Republic: American Founding Documents Interpreted. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 383. ISBN 9780945612193. Archived from the original on August 1, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
Kesavan, Vasan (December 1, 2002). "When Did the Articles of Confederation Cease to Be Law". Notre Dame Law Review. 78 (1): 70–71. Archived from the original on January 1, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
"America During the Age of Revolution, 1776–1789". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on March 15, 2011. Retrieved April 16, 2011.
"By the United States in Congress assembled, September 13, 1788". Library of Congress. September 13, 1788. Archived from the original on September 3, 2006. Retrieved March 13, 2021. the first Wednesday in March next, be the time, and the present Seat of Congress the place for commencing Proceedings under the said Constitution.

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"Avalon Project – Articles of Confederation : March 1, 1781". avalon.law.yale.edu. Archived from the original on May 15, 2020. Retrieved April 11, 2020.

Articles of Confederation (English Wikipedia)

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