Constitutional change
Articles of Confederation ratified, 1781
The Articles of Confederation, drafted and submitted to the states on 15 November 1777, were ratified by all thirteen states when Maryland approved them on 1 March 1781, taking effect the same day as the first US constitution.
What happened
The Articles of Confederation were drafted and submitted to the states for ratification on 15 November 1777. Ratification was delayed for nearly four years by a dispute between Virginia and Maryland over claims to western land; Maryland's approval on 1 March 1781 completed ratification by all thirteen states, and the Articles took effect the same day as the first constitution of the United States.[1]
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Claim: The Articles of Confederation were drafted and submitted to the states for ratification on 15 November 1777. Ratification was delayed for nearly four years by a dispute between Virginia and Maryland over claims to western land; Maryland's approval on 1 March 1781 completed ratification by all thirteen states, and the Articles took effect the same day as the first constitution of the United States.
- The Articles of Confederation are ratified after nearly four years (History.com) link, article text. Source record