LC control no. | n 83300226 |
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Corporate name heading | United States. Articles of Confederation |
Variant(s) | United States. Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union |
Found in | Venter, F. Perspektiewe uit die Noord-Amerikaanse konfederasies op Suider-Afrika, 1983: p. 65 (Articles of Confederation, March 1, 1781) LC data base, 3-20-84 (hdg.: United States. Articles of Confederation [form subhdg.]) Wikipedia, Nov. 1, 2011 (The Articles of Confederation, formally the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, was an agreement among the 13 founding states that legally established the United States of America as a confederation of sovereign states and served as its first constitution; drafted by the Continental Congress in 1776-77, went into use in 1777 and was formally ratified by all 13 states in 1781; replaced by the current United States Constitution, which was adopted on Sept. 17, 1787) |