Question

Read this passage from the Articles of Confederation:

Article IV. The better to secure and perpetuate mutual
friendship and intercourse among the people of the
different states in this union, the free inhabitants of each
of these states, paupers, vagabonds and fugitives from
Justice excepted, shall be entitled to all privileges and
immunities of free citizens in the several states.
Which founding principle of the articles is reflected in the passage?

Answer 1

The founding principle of the Articles of Confederation that is reflected in the passage is A. Making citizens of the states also citizens of the union.

Explanation:

The passage outlines that the free inhabitants of each state, except for certain groups like paupers, vagabonds, and fugitives from justice, would be entitled to all privileges and immunities of free citizens in the several states. This reflects the idea of creating a union of states with shared rights and responsibilities, rather than a loose confederation of independent entities.

Answer 2

Making citizens of the states also citizens of the Union.

Step-by-step explanation:

Through this passage, and specifically by establishing that all the free inhabitants of the states would enjoy the same rights in the other states in which they were not residents.

Thus, by guaranteeing a unity of rights throughout the territory of the Union, the Articles of Confederation sought to reaffirm the legal unity of all the states, in order to form not only a country with legal security for its inhabitants, but a nation with unified legal criteria at the government level.