Confederation — Social Studies definition
A union whose members retain significant authority while sharing specified responsibilities.
Where it is taught
- From the Articles of Confederation to the Constitution — Constitutional Government & Its Limits, U.S. & New York History: Indigenous Nations to Reconstruction, Grade 7
In use
The Articles of Confederation, ratified in 1781, created something closer to a treaty between thirteen states than a national government.
From the Articles of Confederation to the Constitution