Meeting Sites
| Continental Congress |
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| First Continental Congress |
| Declaration and Resolves Continental Association Petition to the King |
| Second Continental Congress |
| Olive Branch Petition Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms Declaration of Independence Model Treaty Articles of Confederation |
| Confederation Congress |
| Land Ordinance of 1784 Land Ordinance of 1785 Northwest Ordinance |
| Members |
| List of delegates Presidents |
From 1776 to 1800, Congress met in numerous locations. Therefore, the following cities can be said to have once been the United States capital. The Congress of the Confederation initially met at the Pennsylvania State House (Independence Hall), in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (March 1, 1781 to June 21, 1783). It then met at Nassau Hall, in Princeton, New Jersey (June 30, 1783 to November 4, 1783), at the Maryland State House, in Annapolis, Maryland (November 26, 1783 to August 19, 1784), at the French Arms Tavern, in Trenton, New Jersey (November 1, 1784 to December 24, 1784), and City Hall (Federal Hall), in New York City, New York (January 11, 1785 to Autumn 1788). After the ratification of the United States Constitution, the new Congress of the United States met in Federal Hall, New York City (March 4, 1789 to December 5, 1790) and Congress Hall, Philadelphia (December 6, 1790 to May 14, 1800), before making its permanent home in the United States Capitol, Washington, D.C., on November 17, 1800.
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