The Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, the Constitution of the United States

Download or read book The Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, the Constitution of the United States written by Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Division of International Law and published by New York ; Toronto : Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1917 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Constitutional Convention was held from May 25 to September 17, 1787in Philadelphia. It was convened in order to amend the Articles of Confederation which had established the United States as a confederation with a weak central government. This is an examination three major documents that are fundamental in the history of the United States: The Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and Constitution of the United States. Beginning with a look at the Articles of Confederation and how it formed a temporary government.