In 1783, as the Revolutionary War came to a close, Alexander Hamilton resigned in disgust from the Continental Congress after it refused to consider a fundament

Describes the purpose and history of the Articles of Confederation and discusses how it led to the more powerful Constitution.

In June 1776, colonial delegates to the Continental Congress began writing a document to set up a new country—with a government independent from Britain. The

"Here is a book which deals with clashes between economic and political factors in the American Revolution as realistically as if its author were dealing with a

The Articles of Confederation were passed by the Continental Congress in 1777, but were not ratified by the states until 1781. This first governing document of