Confederation period

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The Confederation period was the era in early United States history (1781–1789) when the nation was governed under the Articles of Confederation, marked by a weak central government and significant challenges that led to the drafting of the U.S. Constitution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical era ⓘ
period in United States history ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Critical Period ⓘ
Era of the Articles of Confederation ⓘ
amendmentRule unanimous consent of the states required ⓘ
causeOf drafting of the United States Constitution ⓘ
movement for stronger federal government ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
economicCondition postwar recession in parts of the United States ⓘ
endTime 1789 ⓘ
federalPower limited to powers expressly delegated ⓘ
followedBy Constitutional era ⓘ
Early national period of the United States ⓘ
foreignPolicyConstraint difficulty enforcing treaties ⓘ
governingDocument Articles of Confederation ⓘ
hasCharacteristic lack of executive branch at national level ⓘ
no national judiciary ⓘ
strong state sovereignty ⓘ
unicameral national legislature ⓘ
weak central government ⓘ
hasKeyFigure Alexander Hamilton ⓘ
George Washington ⓘ
James Madison ⓘ
John Jay ⓘ
Robert Morris ⓘ
Thomas Jefferson ⓘ
hasParticipant Confederation Congress delegates ⓘ
Thirteen original states ⓘ
keyIssue British occupation of western forts ⓘ
Spanish closure of the Mississippi River ⓘ
currency instability ⓘ
domestic unrest ⓘ
frontier conflicts with Native American nations ⓘ
interstate trade disputes ⓘ
lack of federal taxing power ⓘ
war debt repayment ⓘ
legalStatusOfStates sovereign and independent ⓘ
legislativeBody Confederation Congress ⓘ
militaryAuthority no standing national army in peacetime ⓘ
notableEvent Annapolis Convention of 1786 ⓘ
Land Ordinance of 1785 ⓘ
Northwest Ordinance of 1787 ⓘ
linked to: Northwest Ordinance

Philadelphia Convention of 1787 ⓘ
Shays' Rebellion ⓘ
Treaty of Paris 1783 ⓘ
establishment of the Department of Finance ⓘ
establishment of the Department of Foreign Affairs ⓘ
establishment of the Department of War ⓘ
ratification of the Articles of Confederation ⓘ
precededBy American Revolutionary War era ⓘ
startTime 1781 ⓘ
taxationAuthority no direct federal taxation power ⓘ
votingRuleInCongress one vote per state ⓘ

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American Revolutionary era → hasPart → Confederation period ⓘ
Virginia Ratifying Convention → timePeriod → Confederation period of United States history ⓘ
linked to: Confederation period
United Colonies of America → succeededBy → Confederation-era United States ⓘ
linked to: Confederation period
Newburgh Conspiracy → hasHistoricalPeriod → Confederation era of United States history ⓘ
linked to: Confederation period
Confederation period → alsoKnownAs → Era of the Articles of Confederation ⓘ
linked to: Confederation period
State of Franklin → historicalEra → Confederation period of the United States ⓘ
linked to: Confederation period
Founding of the United States → hasPart → Confederation period ⓘ