November 15 in American History
The Continental Congress approved America's first constitution, the Articles of Confederation, creating a loose league of states with a weak central government. It got the country through the Revolution but proved too feeble to govern — and its failures are exactly what the 1787 Constitution was written to fix.
In 1777: Congress adopts the Articles of Confederation. The Continental Congress approved America's first constitution, the Articles of Confederation, creating a loose league of states with a weak central government.
The Continental Congress approved America's first constitution, the Articles of Confederation, creating a loose league of states with a weak central government. It got the country through the Revolution but proved too feeble to govern — and its failures are exactly what the 1787 Constitution was written to fix.
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