Why did colonists feel the Articles of Confederation were necessary even though the Declaration of Independence was already written?

The Declaration of Independence explained why the colonies sought independence and described ideas about individual rights and government, but it did not create a working national government or define its powers. The Articles of Confederation were needed to establish how the states would organize and govern themselves together. Choice D best captures that the Declaration did not detail the government’s power and control.

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