The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union was an agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first constitution. It was approved, after much debate, by the Second Continental Congress on November 15, 1777, and sent to the states for ratification.
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The Punic Wars began after Rome started expanding their territory after conquering Italy and Sicily. They then turned their attention to Carthage (which would now be parts of modern-day North Africa, the southern Iberian peninsula and the western Mediterranean). The Punic Wars happened because Rome was interested in Carthage, because it was the dominant power at the time.