confederation

Examples of confederation in the following topics:

• The German Confederation

• The Canadian Confederation

• The Confederation of the Rhine

• Congress of the Confederation

  • The Congress of the Confederation was the governing body of the United States from 1781 to 1789.
  • The Congress of the Confederation was the governing body of the United States of America, in force from March 1, 1781, to March 4, 1789.
  • The Congress of the Confederation opened in the final stages of the American Revolution.
  • The membership of the Second Continental Congress automatically carried over to the Congress of the Confederation when the latter was created through the ratification of the Articles of Confederation.
  • The Articles of Confederation established a weak national government that consisted of a one-house legislature.

• The Confederacy's Defeat

  • These led to additional Confederate surrenders, key Confederate captures, and disbandments of Confederate military units that occurred after Gen.
  • Confederate President Jefferson Davis was captured on May 10 and the Confederate Departments of Florida and South Georgia, commanded by Confederate Major General Samuel Jones, surrendered the same day.
  • The Confederate allied Cherokee Brigadier General Stand Watie and his soldiers were the last significant Confederate active force to surrender on June 23.
  • The last Confederate surrender occurred on November 6, 1865, when the Confederate warship CSS Shenandoah surrendered at Liverpool, England.
  • At that time, the Confederate Government was declared dissolved.

• Confederate Politics

  • Confederate politics were dominated by the tension between states' rights and the military needs of the Confederacy.
  • Vance's work to mitigate harsh Confederate conscription practices inspired his nickname, “War Governor of the South.”
  • Georgia's governor Joseph Brown also spoke out against attempts by Davis to expand the rights of the Confederate central government.
  • Zebulon Vance, Governor of North Carolina, challenged the central Confederate government.
  • Examine the tensions between Confederate state leaders and President Jefferson Davis

• The Articles of Confederation

  • The Articles of Confederation were the United States' first governing document, and had many weaknesses.
  • The Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 founding states, legally establishing the United States of America as a confederation of sovereign states and serving as its first constitution.
  • The Articles of Confederation, which established a "firm league" among the 13 free and independent states, constituted an international agreement to set up central institutions for conducting vital domestic and foreign affairs.
  • The Articles envisioned a permanent confederation of states, but granted its Congress—the only federal institution—little power to finance itself or ensure that its resolutions were enforced.

• McClellan's Peninsular Campaign

  • McClellan, was an amphibious turning movement against the Confederate States Army in northern Virginia intended to capture the Confederate capital of Richmond.
  • McClellan was initially successful against Confederate General Joseph E.
  • Confederate Brigadier General John B.
  • An amphibious flanking movement to Eltham's Landing was ineffective in cutting off the Confederate retreat.
  • Even though they were victorious, many Confederates were stunned by the enormous losses they suffered.

• Confederate Finances

  • Early in the war, the Confederate economy relied mostly on tariffs on imports and taxes on exports.
  • The Confederate economy also relied on voluntary donations of coins and bullion from private individuals in support of the Confederate cause; these were initially quite substantial, but became scarce by the end of 1861.
  • Cotton was stored in warehouses and used to prop up Confederate war bonds sold in Europe.
  • At the beginning of the war, the Confederate dollar was valued at 90¢ in Union dollars.
  • Confederate currency, widely distributed during the war, ultimately lost all value.

• The West and the Civil War

  • Western states and territories witnessed major military campaigns by Confederate and Union forces.
  • The next day, Confederate General Gideon J.
  • After Confederate victories, Colonel John Baylor proclaimed the creation of the Confederate territory of Arizona.
  • After a small skirmish, Confederate forces withdrew due to a lack of supplies.
  • The Confederates won initial victories at the Battle of Wilson's Creek and Lexington.