This is considered a turning point because things started looking up for the north.
True. This is around the time WW1 started.
The Articles of Confederation was the first written constitution of the United States. Stemming from wartime urgency, its progress was slowed by fears of central authority and extensive land claims by states before was it was ratified on March 1, 1781. Under these articles, the states remained sovereign and independent, with Congress serving as the last resort on appeal of disputes. Congress was also given the authority to make treaties and alliances, maintain armed forces and coin money. However, the central government lacked the ability to levy taxes and regulate commerce, issues that led to the Constitutional Convention in 1787 for the creation of new federal laws.
The US reported 58 220 American casualties in the Vietnam war, although it may be higher. The causalities of North Vietnamese and Vietcong troops definitely exceed more than American casualties.
<span>it investigated conditions facing working women and passed laws aimed at guaranteeing them equal pay</span>
