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Topic:
Articles of Confederation |
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Makes the debts and engagements made under the Articles of Confederation valid under the new Constitution of the United States.
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Article 6, Section 1
All Debts contracted and Engagements entered into, before the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be as valid against the United States under this Constitution, as under the Confederation.
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