The United States was governed by a document known as the Articles of Confederation.

美国由一份名为《十三州邦联宪法》的文件管理。

Hamilton felt the new system of government under the Articles of Confederation was weak and disorganized.

汉密尔顿认为《邦联条例》下的新政府体制力量薄弱，组织涣散。

General Washington saw once again that there was no hope for the United States under the Articles of Confederation.

华盛顿将军再次看到，《邦联条例》下的美国毫无希望。

Some of the people who went to the Constitutional Convention wanted to improve (or make better) the Articles of Confederation.

参加制宪会议的一些人想要改进（或改善）《邦联条例》。

They agreed to follow a document called the Articles of Confederation, but it wasn't strong enough for the new country.

它们同意遵循一份名为《邦联条例》的文件，但该文件对这个新国家来说还不够强大。

To him the Articles of Confederation were the symbol of futility.

对他来说，联邦条款是无用的象征。

1781 following the ratification of the Articles of Confederation.

1781 年《邦联条例》批准后。

At first the new nation was a loosely formed alliance governed under the Articles of Confederation.

起初，这个新国家是一个松散的联盟， 受《邦联条例》管辖。

It was accompanied by conditions similar to those which existed under the Articles of Confederation.

它伴随着类似于联邦条款下存在的条件。

During the war in 1781, the Articles of Confederation were ratified as the first truly national government.

1781 年战争期间，《邦联条例》获得批准，成为第一个真正意义上的国家政府。