The Constitutional Convention elaborated what some of its participants already called “federation” in place of “confederation”; subsequently the new system came to be known…
The Albany Congress was held in 1754 to bring the colonies together to coordinate with one another and with Britain and Indian allies in…
The experience of the Civil War compelled citizens to make significant changes in the structure of American federalism, but these changes emerged in unexpected…
The Articles of Confederation together with the Declaration of Independence formed the first national compact of the United States of America. Following ratification of…
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