History of the United States I / Unit 7 USH1 0917 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Articles of Confederation
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The idea
The Articles were prepared in June seventeen seventy-six and approved in seventeen eighty-one, creating a league of friendship between states rather than a federal government.
In practice
A unicameral legislature whose members were selected by state legislatures, not voters.
Where people slip
There was no president, no executive, and no national judiciary or Supreme Court.
Your place on the trail
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Builds on
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