The First Congress was arguably the most important of the 144 Congresses that have met in New York, Philadelphia and Washington. It approved the submission of the Bill of Rights to the states for ...

On this day in 1790, the second session of the first Congress approved the ... to support the Constitution of the United States.” In 1795, Congress amended the act to extend the minimum ...

The Continental Congress ... be “The United States.” This designation replaced the term “United Colonies,” which was in general use. The National Archives cites the first known use of ...