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A Brief History of the Capitals of the United States Date Relevant Event, meeting or Document 1774 1st Continental Congress Philadelphia 1775 - 1776 2nd Continental Congress Philadelphia 1776 Capital City Declaration of Independence 1776 - 1783 Revolutionary War various cities 1781 Articles of Confederation 1783 Treaty of Paris signed 1785 capital moved to… 1787 Constitution written 1789 Constitution ratified George Washington inaugurated New York 1790 capital moved to… Philadelphia Hamilton’s Financial Plan Compromise: Congress will pay off States’ war debts and move capital to the South 1791 G. Washington directed by Congress to choose new site for capital: between MD and VA 1800 capital moved to… Washington, DC Why Washington D.C.? Northern states wanted the capital in a northern state Southern states wanted the capital in a southern state Northern states wanted the federal government to assume their war debt Southern states didn’t want the federal government to assume the northern states’ war debt Another compromise: 1790, Hamilton’s Financial Plan Northern states voted to move the capital to a southern state (between Maryland and Virginia) Southern states voted to let the federal government to assume the Northern states’ war debt The United States was $75 million in DEBT Creation of the Bank of the United States Put tariffs on certain imports (encouraged Americans to buy American made products) Put taxes on certain American goods (i.e. whiskey) G. Washington hired French architect Pierre Charles L’Enfant to design the city Wash., DC was designed to look like a European city Congress wanted to call the capital “Federal City” L’Enfant and a design commission (committee) named it “The City of Washington” in honor of G.Washington “D. C.” stands for District of Columbia District = place or region Columbia = Christopher Columbus G. Washington never lived in Washington, DC G. Washington never lived in the White House Government buildings were built using slave labor