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The Original Articles of Confederation of the united States of America Page Five: The Articles of Confederation, formally the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, was the first constitution of the United States and specified how the Federal government was to operate, including adoption of an official name for the new nation, United States of America. The Second Continental Congress appointed a committee to draught the Articles in June 1776 and sent the draught to the states for ratification in November 1777.[1] In practice, the Articles were in use beginning in 1777. The ratification process was completed in March 1781. Under the Articles, the states retained sovereignty over all governmental functions not specifically relinquished to the national government. SAVE 12% ON ANY ZAZZLE ORDER WITH MR. REBATES!!! [All Rights Reserved; w/o Prejudice: U.C.C. 1-308.] http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2008/winter/big.html "articles of confederation" "articles of confederation print" "articles of confederation poster" "united states" "united states of america" "founding documents" usa u.s.a. us u.s. america "art store" "online art store" "art store online" artgalleria artgallery "art galleria" "the art galleria" "the art gallery" "the artgallery" "art museum" "museum of fine art" "fine art museum" "fine art" art "artwork" art work" "works of art" american patriotism patriotic articles+of+confederation+and+perpetual+union