The Articles of Confederation was the document that was ratified in 1781. This document established a confederation of sovereign states.
Articles of Confederation
The document needed to be ratified by a unanimous vote of all thirteen colonies. The first state to ratify was Virginia on December 16, 1777. It did not become a binding document to legally establish the union of the states until March 1, 1781, when Maryland finally ratified the document.
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The Articles of Confederation was written in a joint effort by delegates from each of the thirteen states. The document became effective once it was ratified by all thirteen states. Virgina ratified it first in 1777 and Maryland was the last in 1781.
They were ratified in 1781, and were replaced by the constitution in 1787.
Articles of confederation
Articles of Confederation
It was ratified in 1781.
The document needed to be ratified by a unanimous vote of all thirteen colonies. The first state to ratify was Virginia on December 16, 1777. It did not become a binding document to legally establish the union of the states until March 1, 1781, when Maryland finally ratified the document.
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1781. Since they required ratification by all thirteen states for the Articles to go into effect, it wasn't until March 1, 1781 that the Articles were finally ratified.
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1781
Articles of Confederation ratified
The Articles of Confederation served as America's first 'constitution.' The document was ratified by all thirteen states by 1781, but it was replaced in 1789.
The Articles of Confederation was written in a joint effort by delegates from each of the thirteen states. The document became effective once it was ratified by all thirteen states. Virgina ratified it first in 1777 and Maryland was the last in 1781.