ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION

Articles  of  Confederation.The  instrument  that  governed  the  association  of  the  13  original

states from March 1, 1781 until the adoption of the U.S. Constitution. • They were prepared by the

Continental Congress, submitted to the states in 1777, and later ratified by representatives of the

states empowered by their respective legislatures for that purpose.[Blacks Law 8th]