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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1986
Page
9
The Articles of Confederation were approved by the Second Continental Congress in 1777 and required all 13 states to ratify. Maryland held out until western land claims were ceded to the U.S. government, a stipulation settled in 1781, after which the Articles served as the national government until 1789.
Under the Articles of Confederation two laws structured western land handling. The Land Ordinance of 1785 used Jeffersons grid for townships and sections. The Northwest Ordinance set steps to statehood, banned slavery in the region, encouraged schools and religion, ensured trial by jury and fair treatment to Native peoples. Advisory figures include Wynell Gray Burroughs and others from Fairfax Virginia.
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A concise look at the 13 colonies becoming states after independence, the Articles of Confederation as an early constitution, and the push to form a government. It notes May 10, 1775, the Second Continental Congress, weaknesses of the Articles, and a teaser for future issues on the Constitution with the 200th anniversary on September 17, 1987.
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