confederation
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Dealing with prizes was one of the few powers given to Congress under the Articles of Confederation.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
After the war ended in 1783, American settlers resisted oversight by both the Confederation and, after 1789, the Constitutional government under President Washington.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
"It does seem like the rest of Africa feels outraged by this because it seems like, once again, the Confederation of African Football has almost disgraced the sport," he told BBC Radio 5 Live.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
He signed the Articles of Confederation in 1777, befriended Hamilton, and served as his top Treasury assistant.
From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026
Washington was asked by his beloved Virginia to take part in a convention charged with revising the Articles of Confederation, the first American constitution.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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