history, American: Pre-1789, U.S. Presidents & Capitols (G5-12 & homeschool) sources from Stanley L. Klos web sites

The United Colonies 1st government began in a Philadelphia Tavern and the United States 1st federal government ended in a NYC Tavern!  The Founders convened the government in 11 different capitol buildings and experienced 15 years of challenges that included war, hyper-inflation, a failed constitution, judicial corruption, armed citizen and U.S. Army rebellions. -- Stanley L. Klos http://virtualology.com/virtualpubliclibrary/hallofthehistoricarchives/
 
The current Constitution of the United States is the Perpetual Union's second.  This video provides a brief history on the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation, its collapse and the process utilized to call the Philadelphia Convention of 1787 to form a More Perfect Union.  The 1787 President of the United States and his Congress, ultimately, were responsible for the passage of our current U.S. Constitution as they called the convention and choose not to change a word of the New Plan For the Federal Government sending it along to the States.  This President and his Congress also passed the Northwest Ordinance , on which Daniel Webster would later remark: "We are accustomed to praise lawgivers of antiquity ... but I doubt whether one single law of any lawgiver, ancient or modern, has produced the effects of more distinct, marked, and lasting character than the "Ordinance of 1787."   These two laws, the U.S. Constitution and The Northwest Ordinance are the products of the what this historian considers to be the most important U.S. Presidency and Congress in American History.   Do you know the then President's title and name?
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKDDV_wjqBI
 
1. After this video part (1of3), also see the two follow-up sections sourced from the same web site http://uspresidency.com that reference 'timelines' of the "Pre-1789 Presidency."
2. history, American (2of3) - Presidents of the Continental Congress & of the United States in Congress Assembled 1774-1789
3. history, American (3of3) - Eight Capitols of the United Colonies/States of America 1774-1789
 
The Articles of Confederation: Before the Constitution
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h10eSXRFsTM
 
"DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE". 
This video is a great history lesson.
(click on the painting)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMYEJ7qCGd4
A Brief History of the drafting and signing of the Declaration of Independence. The speaker, Stanley L. Klos, discusses, in some detail, the creating of 1820 the wet ink transfer of the Declaration of Independence which rendered the one and only original signed manuscript virtually illegible.

President
John Hancock - www.JohnHancock.org

Secretary
Charles Thomson - www.CharlesThomson.com

New Hampshire - Signers
Josiah Bartlett - www.JosiahBartlett.com
Matthew Thornton - www.MatthewThornton.net
William Whipple - www.WilliamWhipple.com

Massachusetts - Signers
John Adams - www.John-Adams.org
Samuel Adams - www.SamuelAdams.net
Elbridge Gerry - www.ElbridgeGerry.com
John Hancock.org - www.JohnHancock.org
Robert Treat Paine -www.RobertTreatPaine.com

Connecticut - Signers
Samuel Huntington - www.SamuelHuntington.org
Roger Sherman - www.RogerSherman.net
William Williams - www.WilliamWilliams.com
Oliver Wolcott - www.OliverWolcott.com

Rhode Island - Signers
William Ellery - www.WilliamEllery.com
Stephen Hopkins.com - www.StephenHopkins.com

New York - Signers
William Floyd - www.WilliamFloyd.net
Francis Lewis - www.FrancisLewis.com
Philip Livingston - www.PhilipLivingston.com
Lewis Morris - www.LewisMorris.com

New Jersey - Signers
Abraham Clark - www.AbrahamClark.com
John Hart -- www.JohnHart.net
Francis Hopkinson -- www.FrancisHopkinson.com
Richard Stockton - www.RichardStockton.net
John Witherspoon - www.JohnWitherspoon.com

Pennsylvania - Signers
GeorgeClymer - www.GeorgeClymer.com
Benjamin Franklin -- www.BenjaminFranklin.org
Robert Morris - www.Robert-Morris.com
John Morton -- www.JohnMorton.net
George Ross -- www.GeorgeRoss.net
Benjamin Rush -- www.BenjaminRush.com
James Smith - www.James-Smith.net
GeorgeTaylor -- www.GeorgeTaylor.net
James Wilson -- www.JamesWilson.org

Delaware - Signers
Thomas McKean -- www.ThomasMcKean.com
George Read -- www.GeorgeRead.org
Caesar Rodney -- www.CaesarRodney.net

Maryland - Signers
Charles Carroll of Carrollton -- www.CharlesCarrollofCarrollton.com
Samuel Chase -- www.SamuelChase.com
William Paca -- www.WilliamPaca.com
Thomas Stone -- www.ThomasStone.com

Virginia - Signers
Carter Braxton -- www.CarterBraxton.net
Benjamin Harrison -- www.BenjaminHarrison.com
Thomas Jefferson -- www.Thomas-Jefferson.net
Francis Lightfoot Lee -- www.FrancisLightfootLee.com
Richard Henry Lee -- www.RichardHenryLee.com
Thomas Nelson Jr -- www.ThomasNelsonJr.com
George Wythe -- www.GeorgeWythe.net

North Carolina - Signers
Joseph Hewes -- www.JosephHewes.com
William Hooper -- www.WilliamHooper.com
John Penn -- www.JohnPenn.com

South Carolina - Signers
Thomas Heyward Jr -- www.ThomasHeywardJr.com
Thomas Lynch Jr -- www.ThomasLynchJr.com
Arthur Middleton -- www.ArthurMiddleton.org
Edward Rutledge -- www.EdwardRutledge.com

Georgia - Signers
Button Gwinnett -- www.ButtonGwinnett.com
Lyman Hall -- www.Lyman-Hall.com
GeorgeWalton -- George Walton.com

Continental Army Commander in Chief
George Washington - www.George-Washington.org

Declaration Printed - July 4, 1776
JohnDunlap -- www.JohnDunlap. net

Declaration Printed - January 1777
Mary Katherine Goddard -- www.MaryKatherineGoddard.com

Engrossed Declaration - Signed Aug. 2, 1776
Timothy Matlack - www.TimothyMatlack.com

Wet Ink Transfer Declaration -1823
William J Stone - www.WilliamJStone.com

Locations:  City Tavern, Carpenters Hall, Pennsylvania State House, Henry Fite House, Lancaster Court House, York Court House, College Hall, Prospect House, Nassau Hall, Maryland State House, French Arms Tavern, New York City Hall, Fraunces Tavern
President Who?
President Who? Forgotten Founders Part 1
President Who? Forgotten Founders Part II

The Articles of Confederation: Before the Constitution

There are two 13 State ratified Federal Constitutions of the United States of America.
One, the Articles of Confederation, was passed by the Delegates of the Continental Congress on November 15, 1777.
The Second Federal Constitution was approved by the Delegates of United States in Congress Assembled on September 28, 1787.
The later was formulated by a Constitutional Convention held from May to September in 1787, chaired by George Washington, while the former was formed by the Delegates in Continental Congress, chaired by John Hancock and Henry Laurens in 1777.
Ten men Served as Presidents of the United States under the Constitution of 1777.
and according to Stanley L. Klos,  Samuel Huntington was the 1st. For more go to http://www.samuelhuntington.org

Peyton Randolph
1st President of the Continental Congress
of the United Colonies of America
http://peytonrandolph.com/

Henry Middleton
2nd President of the Continental Congress
of the United Colonies of America
http://henrymiddleton.com/

John Hancock
1st President of the Continental Congress
of the United States of America
http://www.johnhancock.org/

Henry Laurens
2nd President of the Continental Congress
of the United States of America
http://www.henrylaurens.com/

John Jay
3rd President of the Continental Congress
of the United States of America
http://www.johnjay.net/

Samuel Huntington
1st President of the United States
in Congress Assembled
http://www.samuelhuntington.org/

Thomas McKean
2nd President of the United States
in Congress Assembled
http://www.thomasmckean.com/

John Hanson
3rd President of the United States
in Congress Assembled
http://www.JohnHanson.net/

Elias Boudinot
4th President of the United States
in Congress Assembled
http://www.eliasboudinot.com/

Thomas Mifflin
5th President of the United States
in Congress Assembled
http://thomasmifflin.com/

Richard Henry Lee
6th President of the United States
in Congress Assembled
http://www.famousamericans.net/richar...

John Hancock
7th President of the United States
in Congress Assembled
http://www.johnhancock.org/hancockterm2/

Nathaniel Gorham
8th President of the United States
in Congress Assembled
http://nathanielgorham.com/

Arthur St. Clair
9th President of the United States
in Congress Assembled
http://arthurstclair.com/

Cyrus Griffin
10th President of the United States
in Congress Assembled
http://cyrusgriffin.com/
 
King George III                    Charles Thomson

Presidents of the Continental Congress

Peyton Randolph

September 5, 1774

October 22, 1774

Henry Middleton

October 22, 1774

October 26, 1774

Peyton Randolph

May 20, 1775

May 24, 1775

John Hancock

May 25, 1775

October 29, 1777

Henry Laurens

November 1, 1777

December 9, 1778

John Jay

December 10, 1778

September 28, 1779

Declaration of Independence                  Continental Congress

Test Your PRE-1789 U.S. PRESIDENCY I.Q.

Presidents of the United States in Congress Assembled

 Samuel Huntington*

September 28, 1779

July 6, 1781

 Thomas McKean

 July 10, 1781

November 4, 1781

John Hanson

November 5, 1781

November 3, 1782

Elias Boudinot

November 4, 1782

November 2, 1783

Thomas Mifflin

November 3, 1783

November 2, 1784**

Richard Henry Lee

November 30, 1784

November 22, 1785

John Hancock

November 23, 1785

June 5, 1786

Nathaniel Gorham

June 6, 1786

November 13, 1786

Arthur St. Clair

February 2, 1787

October 29, 1787

Cyrus Griffin

 January 22, 1788

January 21, 1789

United States in Congress Assembled

Locations:  City Tavern, Carpenters Hall, Pennsylvania State House, Henry Fite House, Lancaster Court House, York Court House, College Hall, Prospect House, Nassau Hall, Maryland State House, French Arms Tavern, New York City Hall, Fraunces Tavern

Eight Capitols of the United Colonies/States of America
1774 – 1789

Philadelphia

September 5, 1774 to October 24, 1774

City Tavern on September 4th and then Carpenters Hall

Philadelphia

May 10, 1775 to December 12, 1776

Pennsylvania State House

 Baltimore

December 20, 1776 to February 27, 1777

Henry Fite House, Maryland

Philadelphia

March 4, 1777 to September 18, 1777

Pennsylvania State House

Lancaster

September 27, 1777

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Court House

York

September 30, 1777 to June 27, 1778:

York, Pennsylvania, Court House

Philadelphia

July 2, 1778 to June 21, 1783

Philadelphia, College Hall, then Pennsylvania State House

Princeton,

June 30, 1783 to November 4, 1783

 Prospect House and then Nassau Hall, New Jersey

Annapolis

November 26, 1783 to August 19, 1784

Maryland State House

Trenton

November 1, 1784 to December 24, 1784

French Arms Tavern, New Jersey

New York City

January 11, 1785 to November 13, 1788

New York City Hall

New York City

November 1788 - March 1789

Fraunces Tavern

The Forgotten Capitols of the United States and Colonies

The United States was founded in the City Tavern of Philadelphia in 1774. where the Continental Congress Assembled held their first caucus. After 15 years of war, hyper-infalation, rebellions, and a failed federal government the United States Confederation faded away in a Tavern in New York City. The Capitol Buildings are City Tavern, Carpenters Hall, Pennsylvania State House, Henry Fite House, Lancaster Court House, York Court House, College Hall, Prospect House, Nassau Hall, Maryland State House, French Arms Tavern, New York City Hall, Fraunces Tavern.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOhhJx_wC3c

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOhhJx_wC3c&feature=player_embedded

Forgotten Founders Exhibit

© Stanley L. Klos