ARP281 Ratifying the Articles of Confederation

In the spring of 1781, Congress sets up executive departments, run by secretaries, to help manage the government. It also finally convinces Maryland to ratify the Articles of Confederation. The British reveal letters from Silas Deane arguing that Congress should give up on independence.
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Book Recommendation of the Week: The Articles of Confederation: An Interpretation of the Social-Constitutional History of the American Revolution, 1774-1781, by Merrill Jensen
Online Recommendation of the Week: Silas Deane’s intercepted letters: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=evans;idno=N13851.0001.001
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