Sentence examples for under the articles from inspiring English sources

It was the second capital under the Articles of Confederation.

Under the Articles of Confederation, Annapolis, which is Maryland's capital, was once also the nation's capital.

The ordinances were a major accomplishment of the often-maligned government under the Articles of Confederation.

The colonialists overthrew British rule and formed a government under the Articles of Confederation, which proved inadequate.

This is not to say that the government under the Articles of Confederation was perfect or even adequate.

Several times during the summer of 1787, the Convention nearly collapsed as the small states refused to yield the powers they enjoyed under the Articles.

In 1780, he began drafting lengthy letters to members of the Continental Congress, criticizing the inadequate powers of the government under the Articles of Confederation.

The house was home to Samuel Huntington, the first person to serve as president of Congress under the Articles of Confederation, which were adopted in 1781.

And their terms were longer than their counterparts in the state legislatures under the Articles, so they had some freedom to act outside of public pressure".

He noted that the Founding Fathers wrote in letters at the time that the republic was failing under the Articles precisely because it didn't have a president.

He served four months as president under the Articles before resigning because of illness, but remained a member of Congress until 1783.