That is the Preamble to the Constitution which is:
"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and to our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."
Answer: The Articles of Confederation served as the written document that established the functions of the national government of the United States after it declared independence from Great Britain.
