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美國歷史上的今天 Articles of Confederation 每天一篇《美國歷史上的今天》，提煉和總結(jié)歷史在今天發(fā)生的重要事件：誰，在哪里，什么時候，做了什么，這件事為什么重要、以及在寫關(guān)于什么主題的論文的時候可以作為潛在論據(jù)引用。 每天半分鐘，輕松積累史實 為AP歷史拿5分打下堅實基礎(chǔ) When: March 1, 1781 What: The Articles of Confederation were finally ratified. Why significant: The nation was guided by the Articles of Confederation until the implementation of the current U.S. Constitution in 1789. The critical distinction between the Articles of Confederation and the U.S. Constitution —the primacy of the states under the Articles—is best understood by comparing the following lines. The Articles of Confederation begin: “To all to whom these Present shall come, we the undersigned Delegates of the States” By contrast, the Constitution begins: “We the People of the United Statesdo ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.” The predominance of the states under the Articles of Confederation is made even more explicit by the claims of Article II: “Each state retains its sovereignty, freedom, and independence, and every power, jurisdiction, and right, which is not by this Confederation expressly delegated to the United States, in Congress assembled.” Less than five years after the ratification of the Articles of Confederation, enough leading Americans decided that the system was inadequate to the task of governance that they peacefully overthrew their second government in just over 20 years. The difference between a collection of sovereign states forming a confederation and a federal government created by a sovereign people lay at the heart of debate as the new American people decided what form their government would take. Between 1776 and 1787, Americans went from living under a sovereign king, to living in sovereign states, to becoming a sovereign people. That transformation defined the American Revolution. Tags: American Revolution, Articles of Confederation |
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