In 1774 this assembly met for the first time in Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia
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Continental Congresses | Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia  The First and Second Continental Congresses, held in Philadelphia in 1774 and ... colonies assembled in Philadelphia in September 1774 at Carpenters' Hall, ... to form an Association to boycott British goods and to meet again in May 1775. ... this time in the Pennsylvania State House (later Independence Hall), events...
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First Continental Congress - Wikipedia  The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from twelve of the Thirteen Colonies that met on September 5 to October 26, 1774 at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, ... The Congress was attended by 56 delegates. The Pennsylvania delegation was appointed by the colonial assembly. Georgia declined to send...
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Timeline of Carpenters' Hall - USHistory.org  Carpenters' Hall. ... 15 1774, Delegates from the nine counties of Pennsylvania met in the Hall and ... 17, 1777, the Assembly passed the first draft of the Militia Act. .... It was around this time that historians such as Benson Lossing began to...
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Carpenters' Hall - Wikipedia  Built, 1770-1774. Architect, Robert Smith. Architectural style, Georgian. NRHP Reference #, 70000552. Significant dates. Added to NRHP, April 15, 1970. Designated NHL, April 15, 1970. Carpenters' Hall is a two-story brick building in the Old City neighborhood of Philadelphia, ... The First Continental Congress of the United Colonies of North America met...
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Carpenters' Hall, PhiladelphiaSept. 5, 1774Oct. 26, 1774 ...  The first meeting place of the Continental Congress was Carpenters' Hall in ... to meet and hold a Congress at Philadelphia assembled at the Carpenters' Hall. ... the redress of grievances, which we have desired, be obtained before that time.
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It was not an April Fool's joke... - Committee on House ... - Facebook  Achieving the first quorum in the House of Representatives was no easy feat! ... not reach a quorum (30 Representatives at the time) until April 1, 1789 at Federal Hall in New York City. ... they elected Frederick A.C. Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania as the first Speaker of the ... On this date, the House achieved its first quorum.
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House of Burgesses - Wikipedia  The Virginia House of Burgesses /brdsz/ was the first legislative assembly of elected .... In 1774, after Parliament passed the Boston Port Act to close Boston Harbor, the ... These conventions were essentially meetings of the House of Burgesses ... Through the House of Burgesses, the Virginia House of Delegates is...
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Benjamin Franklin Bio 1911 EB - Excellence in Literature by Janice ...  Feb 21, 2014 ... Franklin had a thirst for learning and a desire to help his fellow man, as evidenced by ... of Philadelphia formed themselves into an association for the purpose of establishing ... In 1751 he became a member of the General Assembly of ..... 1769) was translated into French by Barbeu Dubourg (Paris, 1773);...
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Members of Jamestown's First Representative Assembly - Historic ...  In 1619, the first representative in British North America met in the church at Jamestown. This is ... The first legislative assembly in English North America took place July 30 ... For the City of Henricus ... Statehouses - Appendix II Proceedings of the Virginia Assembly, 1619, National Park Service Interpretive Series History No.
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The Congress at Federal Hall - Federal Hall National Memorial (U.S. ...  They gathered in what was a former British colonial city hall in 1785 under the ... Pierre L'Enfant remodeled the colonial city hall to house the new government. ... The first session of the First United States Congress began on March 4, 1789. ... the "Temporary and Permanent Seat of the Government of the United States"...
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Carpenters' Hall - USHistory.org  Walk north along 4th, halfway to Chestnut and there, in the middle of the green, you'll see Carpenters' Hall  where the First Continental Congress met in 1774.
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First Continental Congress - USHistory.org  The first Continental Congress met in Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia, from September 5, ... These were elected by the people, by the colonial legislatures, or by the committees ... Benjamin Harrison, Richard Bland, and at the head of them Peyton ... It was to become effective on December 1, 1774 unless parliament should...
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First legislative assembly in America - Jul 30, 1619 - HISTORY.com  On this day in History, First legislative assembly in America on Jul 30, 1619. ... In Jamestown, Virginia, the first elected legislative assembly in the New .... On the South Vietnam stopover, Nixon met with President Nguyen Van Thieu to discuss...
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First Continental Congress - United States History  The role of First Continental Congress in the history of the United States of America. ... A special convention was held on August 1 to elect delegates to the meeting in ... convened in Philadelphia's Carpenters Hall on September 5, 1774.
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Jeopary Questions page 873 - MEET THE PREZ - TriviaBistro.com  THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS MET HERE: The first meeting occurred September 5, 1774 in this city, one that they'd return to over & over again.
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The First General Assembly | Historic Jamestowne  The Oldest Continuous Law-Making Body in the Western Hemisphere. Since the founding of ... The first representative assembly in the western hemisphere met in the church at Jamestown Island, Virginia on July 30, 1619. This General...
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266 - Address in the Assembly Hall at the Paulskirche in Frankfurt.  In my own home city of Boston, Faneuil Hall-once the meeting-place of the authors of the ... Revolution--has long been known as the "cradle of American liberty.
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Continental Congress - Wikipedia  The Continental Congress, also known as the Philadelphia Congress, was a convention of delegates called together from the Thirteen Colonies which became the governing body of the United States (USA) during the American Revolution. The Congress met from 1774 to 1789 in three incarnations. ... On October 26, 1774, the First Continental Congress adjourned; but it...
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The Constitutional Convention of 1787 in Philadelphia  The Issues: Why was the Convention called? ... The room in Independence Hall (formerly the State House) in Philadelphia ... On May 25, 1787, a week later than scheduled, delegates from the various states met in the Pennsylvania State...
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Continental Congress - Wikipedia  The Continental Congress, also known as the Philadelphia Congress, was a convention of delegates called together from the Thirteen Colonies which became the governing body of the United States (USA) during the American Revolution. The Congress met from 1774 to 1789 in three incarnations. ... The Second Continental Congress convened on May 10, 1775,...
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The House of Burgesses [ushistory.org]  This assembly, the House of Burgesses, first met on July 30, 1619. ... of government without being checked by any representative assemblies. ... In April, 1619, Governor George Yeardley arrived in Virginia from England and ... It became the House of Burgesses  the first legislative assembly in the American colonies.