Andrew L. answered • 01/25/19
Attorney Specializing in Law/Legal Writing, Writing, and Career Skills
No, the Articles of Confederation created a lose confederation of sovereign states.
The Articles of Condeferation were the first attempt at a constitution to govern the United States. The Continental Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation on November 15, 1777. But each state had to officially accept the Articles of Confederation before they became binding on the state. This was done through a process known as ratification. The last of the thirteen original states of the United States did not ratify the Articles of Confederation until March 1, 1781.
When you are trying to answer a social studies of history question, it may be hard to remember specific dates or the right answer immediately. It is often helpful to think of other events you know about to provide context and help you work through an answer to the question. For example, on this question, you may have remembered that the articles of Confederation were the first attempt to form a unifying government between the thirteen states but you my not have remembered if it was a strong or weak federal government. If you step back and think about it in context, this was still relatively soon after seeking to flee England which was a strong centralized government. Each state was developing its own independent culture and rights. So they wanted to retain that individuality and leave most of the power in state governments. Hope this helps!
