The primary author of the Articles of Confederation was John Dickinson , a delegate from Pennsylvania who chaired the drafting committee in 1776 and wrote the main draft that Congress then debated and revised.

Quick Scoop

  • John Dickinson led the committee appointed by the Continental Congress to draft a plan of confederation for the newly independent states.
  • The version he wrote in 1776 became the principal draft that Congress modified over time before adopting the final Articles of Confederation in 1777.
  • Other figures, such as Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, Samuel Adams, and Richard Henry Lee, contributed ideas or early drafts, but Dickinson is most often regarded as the primary author.

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