The first governing document created by the colonists combined the states into a loose confederate union where the primary source of power remained with the states. This document is known as:
a. The Great Compromise
b. The Declaration of Independence
c. The Three-Fifths Compromise
d. The Articles of Confederation
This document is known as: "d. The Articles of Confederation" since the colonists were afraid of the central government getting too much power and therefore becoming tyrannical.
The first governing document created by the colonists combined the states into a loose confederate union where the primary source of power remained with the states. This document is known as The Articles of Confederation