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The Fourth Provincial Congress convened in White Plains on July 9, 1776 and became known as the First Constitutional Convention. It declared the independent state of New York on July 9, 1776. On the same day the Declaration of Independence was read by George Washington on the commons of New York City to the Continental Army and local citizens ...
The 4th Provincial Congress of the Colony of New York convened at White Plains on July 9, 1776, and declared the independence of the State of New York. The next day the delegates re-convened as the "Convention of Representatives of the State of New-York" and on August 1 a committee was appointed to prepare a State Constitution.
By the end of 1778, Continentals retained from 1 ⁄ 5 to 1 ⁄ 7 of their face value. By 1780, the bills were worth 1 ⁄ 40 of their face value. Congress attempted to reform the currency by removing the old bills from circulation and issuing new ones, without success. By May 1781, Continentals had become so worthless that they ceased to ...
The Provincial Congresses were extra-legal legislative bodies established in ten of the Thirteen Colonies early in the American Revolution. Some were referred to as congresses while others used different terms for a similar type body. These bodies were generally renamed or replaced with other bodies when the provinces declared themselves states ...
When Philip Livingston was preparing to leave his family in New York state to join the Continental Congress in 1778, he had a bad feeling about the long trip to York in south-central Pennsylvania.
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During this period, the Continental Congress served as the chief legislative and executive body of the U.S. government. The unicameral Congress of the Confederation, officially styled "The United States in Congress Assembled," delegates elected by the legislature of the various states. The Confederation Congress was the immediate successor to ...
500-Unit Nova Constellatio coin encased in a PCGS coin slab. The Nova Constellatio coins are the first coins struck under the authority of The United States. [1] These pattern coins were struck in early 1783, and are known in three silver denominations (1,000-Units, 500-Units, 100-Units), and one copper denomination (5-Units).