Tuesday, November 17, 2009

This Day in History: November 17

Congress submits the Articles of Confederation to the states for ratification. [More]

1 comment:

  1. And we should have stuck with them.

    The Constitutional Convention was convened only to amend the Articles, not replace them with a new document. Patrick Henry boycotted the Convention because he "smelled a rat".

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