15 nov 1777 - The Articles of Confederation are passed Nov. 15, 1777

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-first national constitution
-created little to no central government
-had many limitations:
+couldn't enforce state or individual taxation
+couldn't create a military draft
+couldn't regulate state or international trade
+had no executive or judicial branch
+legislative branch gave 1 vote to each state regardless of its pop.
+9/13 states had to approve a law
+unanimous approval was needed to amend the articles

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