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Which document had been the law of the land since 1781 and now needed to be replaced in 1787?
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What document did the thirteen colonies adopted as a basis of their government in 1781?
The Articles of Confederation
What was the formal name of the document that served as America's constituttion in 1781 - 1788?
Articles of the Confederation.
What led to the Constitution?
After the Colonies declared independence from England, the new country needed a document to describe the structure of the new government. The first of these governing documents was The Articles of Confederation, which was ratified in 1781. Because The Articles proved to be unsuccessful at governing the US as needed, the Constitutional Convention met in 1787 to discuss revising The Articles. Eventually, a completely new document, The Constitution, is written and ratified in 1788.
What is America's Second Constitution?
"Fundamental Orders of Connecticut"
What were the artcles of confederation?
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, the first constitution of the 13 American states, adopted in 1781 and replaced in 1789 by the Constitution of the United States.
