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Old Capitals of the United States and War Epochs
The article traces the sequence of capital seats from Albany to New York Philadelphia Annapolis and Trenton, noting major events from colonial union talks to Washington's oath and the move to the Potomac. It mentions figures like Washington Adams Hamilton Jefferson and the evolving federal constitution amid Revolutionary War upheavals.
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United States
Albany
New York
Colonial Congress
Britain
Philadelis
Great Britain
Philadelphia
Cornwallis
Congress
Nassuau Hill
Princeton
N. J
State Hall
Annapolis
Washington
Trenton
N.a
New York City
City Hall
Wash
Ington
John Adams
Continental Congress
Federal Hall
Adams
Hamilton
Jefferson
Clinton
Carroll
Potomac
Phila
Delphia
Wien
New York Times