Articles of Confederation
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Articles of Confederation
pl n
(Historical Terms) the agreement made by the original 13 states in 1777 establishing a confederacy to be known as the United States of America; replaced by the Constitution of 1788
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Articles of Confederation
The constitution which created the United States of America by a meeting of Congress in 1777. Effective 1781.
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| Noun | 1. |  Articles of Confederation - a written agreement ratified in 1781 by the thirteen original states; it provided a legal symbol of their union by giving the central government no coercive power over the states or their citizens |
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