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The Original Confederation, Formalized

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On November 15, 1777, the Continental Congress approved, and sent to the states for ratification, the “Articles of Confederation — after 16 months of deliberation. The first article gave the official name of the confederacy:

The Stile of this Confederacy shall be

The United States of America.

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