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Lesson Plan: Civics Skills: Annotating the Articles of Confederation

After the United States gained independence from King George III and British rule, it was necessary to create a new government. How would laws, treaties and taxation be decided? Who would rule? Who would hold power? The founders drafted Americaโ€™s first governing document, the Articles of Confederation, but the documentโ€™s deficiencies soon became apparent.

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