The Articles of Confederation were the first constitution of the independent United States of America. They were adopted by the Continental Congress in 1777. The person generally believed to be most responsible for writing the Articles was John Dickinson of Delaware.
The Articles lasted until 1781 when they were replaced by what we now know as the Constitution.
Historians agree that the Articles were seriously flawed. This is because the Articles gave too much power to the state governments and not enough power to the national government. It was mainly because of this problem that they were replaced.
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