The precursor to the Constitution was the Articles of Confederation, under which we operated during the Revolution and for a time afterwards. What did the colonists learn from the Articles of Confederation and how did that experience shape the colonists thinking about what they wanted from the new national government?

The precursor to the Constitution was the Articles of Confederation, under which we operated during the Revolution and for a time afterwards. What did the colonists learn from the Articles of Confederation and how did that experience shape the colonists thinking about what they wanted from the new national government?