<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Articles of Confederation </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Page I of the Articles of Confederation </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Created </Th> <Td> November 15, 1777 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Ratified </Th> <Td> March 1, 1781 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> National Archives </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Author (s) </Th> <Td> Continental Congress </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Signatories </Th> <Td> Continental Congress </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Purpose </Th> <Td> First constitution for the United States; replaced by the current United States Constitution on March 4, 1789 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Articles of Confederation </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Page I of the Articles of Confederation </Td> </Tr>

The articles of confederation laid out that every state