[DOC] [TLE] The Articles of Confederation: Primary Documents of American ... [PAR] The Continental Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation, the first constitution of the United States, on November 15, 1777.
 ... The present United States Constitution replaced the Articles of Confederation on March 4, 1789.
 ... November 15, 1777 - The Continental Congress adopted ... [DOC] [TLE] America's First Failure at Government - US History Scene [PAR] They were fully ratified and put into effect in 1781. ... former colonies were under 
the law of a new governing documentthe Constitution ... Under the Articles of 
Confederation, Congress had limited power to regulate trade. .... The portraits of 
Daniel Shays and Job Shattuck, leaders of the Massachusetts Regulators, 1787
. [DOC] [TLE] Articles of Confederation - Wikipedia [PAR] Purpose, First constitution for the United States; replaced by the current United 
States Constitution on September 13, 1788. The Articles of Confederation, 
formally the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, was .... In 1788, with 
the approval of Congress, the Articles were replaced by the United States 
Constitution and... [DOC] [TLE] Why Did the Articles of Confederation Fail? - American History [PAR] Jan 28, 2016 ... In effect, this document created the structure for the confederation of these 
thirteen states. The Articles went into effect on March 1, 1781 and lasted until 
March 4, 1789 when they were replaced by the US Constitution. ... in meeting to 
change the Articles, a meeting was set in Philadelphia on May 25, 1787. [DOC] [TLE] Articles of Confederation, 17771781 - Milestones in the History of ... [PAR] The Articles of Confederation served as the written document that established the 
... colonies were concerned about losing power to another central insitution. ... 
Franklin introduced his plan before Congress on July 21, but stated that it should
... [DOC] [TLE] Independence and the Articles of Confederation [ushistory.org] [PAR] Independence and the Articles of Confederation. ... Many of those that hesitated 
to support independence were soon convinced by ... Thomas Jefferson, a 
delegate from Virginia, drafted the document primarily as a list of grievances 
against the king. ... original states, was written in 1776 but not ratified by the 
states until 1781. [DOC] [TLE] SparkNotes: The Constitution (17811815): The Articles of ... [PAR] A summary of The Articles of Confederation: 17771787 in History ... Although 
the Articles were not officially ratified until 1781 (Maryland refused to ratify 
because ... government with too much authority over the states would only 
replace King... [DOC] [TLE] The Articles of Confederation - 1777 - Barefoot's World [PAR] Consequently, they changed Dickinson's proposed articles drastically before ... 
The Articles were in force from March 1, 1781, to March 4, 1789, when the 
present Constitution of the United States went into effect. ... On February 21, 1787
, Congress called for a Constitutional Convention to be held in May to revise the 
articles. [DOC] [TLE] Constitution of the United States - A History [PAR] May 25, 1787, Freshly spread dirt covered the cobblestone street in front of the ... 
In force since 1781, established as a "league of friendship" and a constitution for 
the 13 ... Seventy-four delegates were appointed to the convention, of which 55 
.... Here was the article-by-article model from which the final document would... [DOC] [TLE] On this day, our first, flawed Constitution went into effect [PAR] Mar 1, 2016 ... On this day in 1781, the Articles of Confederation, our first constitution, became 
the official law of the land. ... It took until February 1779 for 12 states to approve 
the document. ... States were able to conduct their own foreign policies. ... 
countries viable, the United States was in an economic mess by 1787. 10. [DOC] [TLE] United States Government - The Constitution - Country Studies [PAR] The new document, the Constitution, was completed September 17, 1787, and 
was ... Long before independence was declared, the colonies were functioning 
.... the Articles of Confederation in 1781 and the drafting of the Constitution in 
1787 was ... replace the impotent congress established

Question: The Articles were in effect from 1781 until replaced by this 1787 document
Answer: Constitution