Article I declares that the style of the Confederacy shall be “The United States of America.”

Article II.  Each State retains its sovereignty, freedom, and independence, and every power and right which is not expressly delegated to the United States.

Article III.  The States severally enter into a firm league of friendship with each other for their common defense, the security of their liberties, and their mutual and general welfare, binding themselves to assist each other against all force offered to or attacks made upon them on account of religion, sovereignty, trade, etc.

Article IV.  The free inhabitants of each State, paupers, vagabonds, and fugitives from justice excepted, shall be entitled to all the privileges and immunities of free citizens in the several States, etc.  Fugitives from justice into any of the States shall be delivered up on the demand of the executive of the State from which they fled.  Full faith and credit shall be given in each State to the records and acts of every other State.

Article V. Delegates shall be annually appointed by the legislature of each State to meet in Congress on the first Monday in November, with a power to recall, etc.  No State shall appoint less than two nor more than seven, nor shall any delegate hold his office for more than three in six years.  Each State shall maintain its own delegates.  Each State shall have one vote.  Freedom of speech shall not be impeached, and the members shall be protected from arrests, except for treason, etc.

Article VI.  No State shall send or receive an embassy or enter into a treaty with a foreign power.  Nor shall any person holding any office of profit or trust under the United States or any State accept any present, emolument, office, or title from a foreign power.  Nor shall the United States or any State grant any title of nobility.  No two States shall enter into any treaty without the consent of Congress.  No State shall lay any imposts or duties which may interfere with any treaties entered into by the United States.  No State shall engage in war unless it be invaded or menaced with invasion by some Indian tribe, nor grant letters of marque or reprisal unless it be against pirates, nor keep up vessels of war nor any body of troops in time of peace without the consent of Congress; but every State shall keep up a well regulated militia, etc.

Article VII.  When land forces are raised by any State for the common defense, all officers of and under the rank of colonel shall be appointed by the legislature of each State.

Article VIII.  All charges of war and all other expenses which shall be incurred for the common defense or general welfare shall be defrayed out of a common treasury, which shall be supplied by the several States in proportion to the value of all the land in each State granted to individuals.  The taxes for paying each proportion shall be levied by the several States.