Founding & Rights1789-1800

The capital moved twice in eleven years

Capitals under the Constitution by 1800

New York City was the first national capital under the Constitution.

Philadelphia followed in 1790, and Washington, D.C., in 1800.

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Constitution q and aU.S. National Archives

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