Congress of the Confederation

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The Congress of the Confederation was the unicameral governing body of the United States under the Articles of Confederation, overseeing national affairs between the Revolutionary War and the adoption of the U.S. Constitution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former national legislature
governing body
unicameral legislature
alsoKnownAs Confederation Congress
Congress under the Articles of Confederation
appliesToJurisdiction Thirteen States
linked to: Thirteen Colonies

United States in Congress Assembled
compositionMethod delegates appointed by state legislatures
constitutionalContext operated under the Articles of Confederation
country United States
dissolved 1789
endDate 1789-03-04
followedBy United States Congress
governmentType unicameral
headOfGovernmentTitle President of the Continental Congress
President of the United States in Congress Assembled
historicalPeriod Confederation period
post–American Revolutionary War period
inception 1781
jurisdiction United States
language English
legalBasis Articles of Confederation
legislativePeriod Confederation era
limitation depended on state requisitions for revenue
lacked power to levy taxes directly
lacked power to regulate interstate commerce
locationOfMeetings Annapolis, Maryland
linked to: Annapolis

New York City
Philadelphia
Princeton, New Jersey
Trenton, New Jersey
mainOrganOf Government of the United States under the Articles of Confederation
meetsIn United States
numberOfChambers 1
partOf history of the United States federal government
precededBy Second Continental Congress
reasonForReplacement adoption of the United States Constitution
replacedBy First United States Congress
United States Congress
replaces Second Continental Congress
role authorized treaties
central governing authority
conducted diplomacy
coordinated war effort
managed war debt
national legislature
oversaw foreign affairs
oversaw military affairs
regulated western territories
significantDocument Land Ordinance of 1785
Northwest Ordinance
Treaty of Paris (1783)
significantEvent management of Revolutionary War debt
negotiation of the Treaty of Paris 1783
passage of the Land Ordinance of 1785
passage of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787
ratification of the Articles of Confederation
startDate 1781-03-01
votingSystem one vote per state

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United States Congress replaced Congress of the Confederation
United States government replaced Confederation Congress
linked to: Congress of the Confederation
Second Continental Congress followedBy Congress of the Confederation
Continental Navy dissolvedBy Confederation Congress
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Old Northwest establishedBy Congress of the Confederation
Congress of the Confederation alsoKnownAs Confederation Congress
linked to: Congress of the Confederation
Congress of the Confederation alsoKnownAs Congress under the Articles of Confederation
linked to: Congress of the Confederation
Articles of Confederation createdLegislativeBody Congress of the Confederation
Treaty of Paris (1783) ratifiedBy United States Congress of the Confederation
linked to: Congress of the Confederation
Board of Treasury partOf Confederation government of the United States
linked to: Congress of the Confederation
Board of Treasury partOf government of the United States under the Articles of Confederation
linked to: Congress of the Confederation
Board of Treasury operatedUnder Confederation Congress
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Board of Treasury subordinateTo Confederation Congress
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Board of Treasury timePeriod Confederation period of the United States
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Roger Sherman memberOf Confederation Congress
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Robert R. Livingston memberOf Continental Congress
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First United States Congress follows Confederation Congress
linked to: Congress of the Confederation
Northwest Ordinance legislativeBody Congress of the Confederation
Territory Northwest of the River Ohio createdBy Congress of the Confederation
United States in Congress Assembled historicalEra Confederation period
linked to: Congress of the Confederation
United States in Congress Assembled alsoKnownAs Congress of the Confederation
Board of Admiralty (Continental Congress) partOf government of the United States under the Articles of Confederation
linked to: Congress of the Confederation
Land Ordinance of 1785 legislativeBody Confederation Congress
linked to: Congress of the Confederation
Arthur St. Clair appointedBy Congress of the Confederation
Josiah Harmar appointedBy Confederation Congress
linked to: Congress of the Confederation
Definitive Treaty of Peace ratifiedBy United States Congress of the Confederation
linked to: Congress of the Confederation
William Grayson wasMemberOf Confederation Congress
linked to: Congress of the Confederation
Northwest Territory establishedBy Congress of the Confederation
William Few memberOf Confederation Congress
linked to: Congress of the Confederation
Old Senate Chamber (Maryland State House) associatedWith Confederation Congress
subject linked to: old Senate chamber
linked to: Congress of the Confederation
official records of the Continental Congress chronicles Confederation Congress
linked to: Congress of the Confederation
Continental Congress replacedBy Congress of the Confederation
Thomas Jefferson as U.S. minister to France appointedBy Confederation Congress
linked to: Congress of the Confederation
Superintendent of Finance of the United States partOf Confederation government of the United States
linked to: Congress of the Confederation
Article V (Northwest Ordinance) legislativeBody Congress of the Confederation
subject linked to: Article V
Land Ordinance of 1784 legislativeBody Congress of the Confederation
Land Ordinance of 1784 governmentType Confederation Congress
linked to: Congress of the Confederation
Article II of the Northwest Ordinance enactedBy Congress of the Confederation of the United States
subject linked to: Article II
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Confederation period legislativeBody Confederation Congress
linked to: Congress of the Confederation
Treaty of Fort Stanwix (1784) governingBody Congress of the Confederation
Daniel Carroll memberOf Confederation Congress
linked to: Congress of the Confederation
Nathan Dane memberOf Congress of the Confederation