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On the part and behalf of the State of New Hampshire:
Josiah Bartlett
John Wentworth Junr. August 8th 1778
On the part and behalf of The State of Massachusetts Bay:
John Hancock
Samuel Adams
Elbridge Gerry
Francis Dana
James Lovell
Samuel Holten
On the part and behalf of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations:
William Ellery
Henry Marchant
John Collins
On the part and behalf of the State of Connecticut:
Roger Sherman
Samuel Huntington
Oliver Wolcott
Titus Hosmer
Andrew Adams
On the Part and Behalf of the State of New York:
James Duane
Francis Lewis
Wm Duer
Gouv Morris
On the Part and in Behalf of the State of New Jersey, November 26, 1778.
Jno Witherspoon
Nath. Scudder
On the part and behalf of the State of Pennsylvania:
Robt Morris
Daniel Roberdeau
John Bayard Smith
William Clingan
Joseph Reed 22nd July 1778
On the part and behalf of the State of Delaware:
Tho Mckean February 12, 1779
John Dickinson May 5th 1779
Nicholas Van Dyke
On the part and behalf of the State of Maryland:
John Hanson March 1 1781
Daniel Carroll
On the Part and Behalf of the State of Virginia:
Richard Henry Lee
John Banister
Thomas Adams
Jno Harvie
Francis Lightfoot Lee
On the part and Behalf of the State of North Carolina:
John Penn July 21st 1778
Corns Harnett
Jno Williams
On the part and behalf of the State of South Carolina:
Henry Laurens
William Henry Drayton
Jno Mathews
Richd Hutson
Thos Heyward Junr
On the part and behalf of the State of Georgia:
Jno Walton 24th July 1778
Edwd Telfair
Edwd Langworthy
The states of Delaware, Massachusetts, New York, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Jersey signed the Articles of Confederation in 1777, making a total of 13 states.
Due to the fact that the Articles of Confederation were formed after the Revolutionary War, 13 states signed the articles.
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the articles of confederation had a one house legislature
The Articles of Confederation created a weak Central government
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Nine of the thirteen states had to approve the Article of Confederation.
The Articles of Confederation orformally the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union was the first Constitution. And has beensuperseded by the current one
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the articles of confederation had a one house legislature
The Articles of Confederation created a weak Central government
Two thirds of the states had to approve
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There were many reasons that led the people to call for changes to the Articles of Confederation. One such reason was because too many states fought among themselves which in turn weakened the government instead of united the colonies against Britain.
Articles of Confederation
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Whiskey Rebellion