Keywords: u.s. national archives usnationalarchives nara:arcid=301687 articles of confederation articlesofconfederation continental congress continentalcongress Original Caption: Articles of Confederation. The Articles of Confederation, often called this Nation's first constitution, defined the former colonies as a confederation of 13 sovereign states bound loosely in a "league of friendship." This document consists of six sheets of parchment stitched together. The last sheet bears the signatures of delegates from all 13 states. Other Title: Second Continental Congress. (09/05/1775 - 03/02/1781 ) From: Series: Miscellaneous Papers of the Continental Congress, compiled 1774 – 1789 (Record Group 360) Created by: Congress of the Confederation. (03/02/1781 - 03/04/1789) Production Date: 03/01/1781 Persistent URL: research.archives.gov/description/301687 Repository: National Archives Building - Archives I (Washington, DC) Buy copies of selected National Archives photographs and documents at the National Archives Print Shop online: gallery.pictopia.com/natf/photo/ Access Restrictions: Unrestricted Use Restrictions: Unrestricted Original Caption: Articles of Confederation. The Articles of Confederation, often called this Nation's first constitution, defined the former colonies as a confederation of 13 sovereign states bound loosely in a "league of friendship." This document consists of six sheets of parchment stitched together. The last sheet bears the signatures of delegates from all 13 states. Other Title: Second Continental Congress. (09/05/1775 - 03/02/1781 ) From: Series: Miscellaneous Papers of the Continental Congress, compiled 1774 – 1789 (Record Group 360) Created by: Congress of the Confederation. (03/02/1781 - 03/04/1789) Production Date: 03/01/1781 Persistent URL: research.archives.gov/description/301687 Repository: National Archives Building - Archives I (Washington, DC) Buy copies of selected National Archives photographs and documents at the National Archives Print Shop online: gallery.pictopia.com/natf/photo/ Access Restrictions: Unrestricted Use Restrictions: Unrestricted |