| Location of the capital of the United States |
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| 1774 First Continental Congress | Philadelphia |
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| 1775 – 1781 Second Continental Congress | Philadelphia → Baltimore → Lancaster → York |
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| 1781 – 1789 Congress of the Confederation | Philadelphia → Princeton → Annapolis → Trenton → New York City |
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| 1789 – present Federal government of the United States | New York City → Philadelphia → Washington, D.C. |
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