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.
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.
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.
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.
March 1st 1781
a written agreement ratified in 1781 by the thirteen original states
ratified them
The Articles of Confederation were ratified on March 1, 1781. They detailed how each state was independent and retained all rights that were not otherwise given to the United States.
All 13 states had to agree in order to amend the Articles of Confederation. The document was ratified on March 1, 1781.
It was ratified in 1781.