Articles of Confederation
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The Articles of Confederation were the first constitution of the United States, creating a loose confederation of sovereign states with a weak central government prior to the adoption of the U.S. Constitution.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16271 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Articles of Confederation Context triple: [United States government, foundationDocument, Articles of Confederation]
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A.
Congress of the Confederation
The Congress of the Confederation was the unicameral governing body of the United States under the Articles of Confederation, overseeing national affairs between the Revolutionary War and the adoption of the U.S. Constitution.
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B.
United States Constitution
The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States that established the national framework of government, separated powers among branches, and protects fundamental rights through its articles and amendments.
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C.
Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact was a 1620 agreement among the Pilgrim settlers establishing a framework for self-government and majority rule in the Plymouth Colony.
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Framers of the United States Constitution
The Framers of the United States Constitution were the late-18th-century American statesmen who designed and wrote the foundational charter of the U.S. federal government at the Constitutional Convention of 1787.
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E.
American Declaration of Independence
The American Declaration of Independence is the 1776 document in which the thirteen American colonies formally asserted their separation from Great Britain and articulated foundational principles of individual rights and self-government.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Articles of Confederation Target entity description: The Articles of Confederation were the first constitution of the United States, creating a loose confederation of sovereign states with a weak central government prior to the adoption of the U.S. Constitution.
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A.
Congress of the Confederation
The Congress of the Confederation was the unicameral governing body of the United States under the Articles of Confederation, overseeing national affairs between the Revolutionary War and the adoption of the U.S. Constitution.
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B.
United States Constitution
The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States that established the national framework of government, separated powers among branches, and protects fundamental rights through its articles and amendments.
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C.
Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact was a 1620 agreement among the Pilgrim settlers establishing a framework for self-government and majority rule in the Plymouth Colony.
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D.
Framers of the United States Constitution
The Framers of the United States Constitution were the late-18th-century American statesmen who designed and wrote the foundational charter of the U.S. federal government at the Constitutional Convention of 1787.
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E.
American Declaration of Independence
The American Declaration of Independence is the 1776 document in which the thirteen American colonies formally asserted their separation from Great Britain and articulated foundational principles of individual rights and self-government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
former constitution
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foundational legal document ⓘ treaty ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | Second Continental Congress ⓘ |
| amendmentRequirement | unanimous consent of the states ⓘ |
| appliedToPoliticalEntity | United States in Congress Assembled ⓘ |
| approvedByCongressOn | 1777-11-15 ⓘ |
| cameIntoForceOn | 1781-03-01 ⓘ |
| coinagePower | granted to Congress ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| createdGovernmentType | weak central government ⓘ |
| createdLegislativeBody | Congress of the Confederation ⓘ |
| draftCompletedOn | 1777-11-15 ⓘ |
| draftedBy | Second Continental Congress ⓘ |
| enabledLegislation |
Northwest Ordinance
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surface form:
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
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| executiveBranch | none ⓘ |
| foreignAffairsPower | granted to Congress ⓘ |
| fullTitleIncludes | Perpetual Union ⓘ |
| governmentFormCreated | confederation ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | American Revolutionary era ⓘ |
| influenced |
Constitutional Convention
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surface form:
Constitutional Convention of 1787
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| influencedBy |
colonial charters
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state constitutions ⓘ |
| inForceDuringEvent |
American Revolutionary War
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surface form:
American Revolutionary War (late phase)
Northwest Ordinance ⓘ
surface form:
Northwest Ordinance era
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| judicialBranch | no national judiciary ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | superseded ⓘ |
| locationOfCongress |
New York City
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Philadelphia ⓘ |
| numberOfArticles | 13 ⓘ |
| primaryAuthor | John Dickinson ⓘ |
| ratifiedOn | 1781-03-01 ⓘ |
| reasonForReplacement | ineffective central authority ⓘ |
| recognizedIndependenceOf | individual states ⓘ |
| revenueMechanism | state requisitions ⓘ |
| stateSovereignty | affirmed ⓘ |
| supersededBy |
United States Constitution
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surface form:
Constitution of the United States
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| supersededOn | 1789-03-04 ⓘ |
| taxationPowerOfCongress | none ⓘ |
| title |
Articles of Confederation
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union
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| treatyPower | granted to Congress ⓘ |
| votingRuleInCongress | one vote per state ⓘ |
| warPower | granted to Congress ⓘ |
| weakness |
lack of power to regulate interstate commerce
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lack of power to tax ⓘ no national judiciary ⓘ no separate executive branch ⓘ requirement of unanimous consent for amendments ⓘ |
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Subject: Articles of Confederation Description of subject: The Articles of Confederation were the first constitution of the United States, creating a loose confederation of sovereign states with a weak central government prior to the adoption of the U.S. Constitution.
Referenced by (71)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Articles of Confederation were adopted in York in 1777
this entity surface form:
Articles of Confederation government
United States Constitution Article I Section 8 Clause 4
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Articles of Confederation
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this entity surface form:
Articles of Confederation lacked a uniform bankruptcy power
History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution
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coversEvent
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Articles of Confederation
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