
Washington, D.C. was not always the capital of the United States. Which of the following served as the capital before Washington?
- New York City
- Philadelphia
- Baltimore
- Lancaster
- Princeton
- Annapolis
- Trenton
- York
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All of those cities were the capital at one time. Only New York and Philadelphia were capitals under the Constitution before it was permanently moved to Washington, D.C., but all were capitals of the United States government.