... that idea which sparked the start of the idea to write the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation. Thomas Jefferson headed a committee to draft a Declaration of Independence. John Dickinson of Maryland was chosen to lead a committee to write the Articles of Confederation. Though the Articles of Confederation is sometimes called the first constitution of the Untied States it is ... ...

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In 1776, in Philadelphia, while Tomas Jefferson was busy drafting the Deceleration of Independence, a far more important document was being drafted up. John Dickinson was working diligently on the first constitution that would unify the thirteen colonies into a loose confederation known as the United States of America. He submitted his constitution to the Second ... ...

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... continued to serve as an extralegal body from the Revolution. In 1781, however, the needs for a new government took a form of a plan called the Articles of Confederation, drafted by John Dickinson. Although the Articles of Confederation gave the United States a first formal constitution, it did not provided an effective form of government with respect to Economic conditions. In contrast, however, the ... ...

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