alleryStart learning →Which document formed the basis of the new nation's government before the Constitution?
AThe Declaration of Rights
BThe Northwest Ordinance
CThe Mayflower Compact
DThe Articles of Confederation
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. The Articles of Confederation
1. The Constitution was not the country's first framework.
2. A final draft was accepted by Congress in November 1777.
3. That document was the Articles of Confederation.
4. It formed the basis of the new nation's government.
_Source: OpenStax American Government 4e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 2 'The Constitution and Its Origins'_
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