Articles 1-10 were used to persuade the colonists to ratify the Constitution. The states wanted their rights written down on paper to prevent the government from taking them away later, so the Bill of Rights (amendments 1-10) were created and the original 13 colonies ratified the Constitution.
The series of articles written to persuade New York to ratify the Constitution was called the Federalist Papers.
The Federalist Papers. Just learned that yesterday
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Federalist Papers
The Constitution of the Untied States
The Mayflower Compact was NOT a constitution. It was a social agreement. The answer is the Articles of Confederation.
The Constitution of the United States was the very first constitution. When originally written up, it only consisted of seven different articles.
The Article of confederation came AFTER the revolution and was replaced by the constitution.
The Constitution of the United States was written during the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia after the American Revolution had ended and the Articles of Confederation had proven a failure.
The US Constitution replace the Articles of Federation.
Just the opposite, actually. The Articles were written first.
see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Articles_of_Confederation
The US Constitution was written due to the failure of the Articles of Confederation.
Just the opposite, actually. The Articles were written first.
the Articles of Confederation
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The Articles of Confederation
Before. Because it was the USA's first constitution.
Articles of Confederation?
It happens to be called The Articles of Confederation.
The U.S. Constitution.