The Articles of Confederation

<p>While a famous committee of five drafted the Declaration of Independence, a far more unsung committee of thirteen wrote America's first rulebook. The Articles of Confederation was our first constitution, and it lasted nine years. If you prefer <em>Typee</em> to <em>Moby Dick</em>, <em>Blood Simple</em> to <em>A Serious Man</em>, or Picasso's Blue Period over Neoclassicism, you just might like the Articles of Confederation.<br> <br> The fable of its weaknesses, strengths, rise, and downfall are told to us by Danielle Allen, Linda Monk, Joel Collins, and Lindsey Stevens.</p> <p>Special thanks to Paul Bogush, who taught us to play Articles of Confederation the Game with a sack of blocks. </p> <p>Thanks to everyone who has supported our show in the last few weeks, <a href="https://bit.ly/35S34pI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">click here to make a donation to Civics 101.</a></p>