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The Continental Congress met for the first time is 1774 in Philadelphia. Philadelphia remained the center of government for many years. The Congress moved to Baltimore and Annapolis, Maryland; Lancaster and York, Pennsylvania; and Princeton and Trenton, New Jersey. They kept moving because some British soldiers kept chasing the Revolutionary leaders. While they were running the often met in courthouses, taverns and private homes. After The British signed a peace treaty the Congress set up in New York City. George Washington's first inauguration took place there on April 30, 1789. Philadelphia was the temporary home from 1790 through 1800. George Washington laied the cornerstone on September 18, 1793.