the colonies became the united states by ratifying the articles of confederation on september 3, 1783.
when did the colonies became the united states by ratifying the articles of confederation?
september 3, 1783
the congress of the confederation, or the confederation congress, formally referred to as the united states in congress assembled, was the governing body of the united states of america that existed from march 1, 1781, to march 4, 1789. a unicameral body with legislative and executive function, it was composed of delegates appointed by the legislatures of the several states. each state delegation had one vote. it was preceded by the second continental congress (1775–1781) and was created by the articles of confederation and perpetual union in 1781. the congress continued to refer itself as the continental congress throughout its eight-year history, although modern historians separate it from the earlier bodies, which operated under slightly different rules and procedures until the later part of american revolutionary war. the membership of the second continental congress automatically carried over to the congress of the confederation when the latter was created by the ratification of the articles of confederation. it had the same secretary as the second continental congress, namely charles thomson. the congress of the confederation was succeeded by the congress of the united states as provided for in the new constitution of the united states, proposed september 17, 1787, in philadelphia and ratified by the states through 1787 to 1788 and even into 1789 and 1790.
congress of the confederation
in the example of the united states, the original 13 british colonies became independent states after the american revolution, each having a republican form of government. these independent states initially formed a loose confederation called the united states and then later formed the current united states by ratifying the current u.s. constitution, creating a union of sovereign states with the union or federal government also being a republic. any state joining the union later was also required to be a republic.





















































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