CHAPTER X.

 PRESIDENTS OF THE CONTINENTAL¹ CONGRESS, AND THE VARIOUS SEATS OF GOVERNMENT FROM 1774 TO 1789.

 

Peyton Randolph, Virginia 5th Sept., 1774

Henry Middleton, South Carolina 22d Oct., 1774

Peyton Randolph, Virginia 10th May, 1775

John Hancock, Massachusetts 24th May, 1775

Henry Laurens, South Carolina 1st Nov., 1777

John Jay, New York 10th Dec., 1778

Samuel Huntingdon, Connecticut 28th Sept., 1779

Thomas McKean, Delaware 10th July, 1781

John Hanson, Maryland 5th Nov., 1781

Elias Boudinot, New Jersey² 4th ” 1782

Thomas Mifflin, Pennsylvania 3d ” 1783

Richard Henry Lee, Virginia 30th ” 1784

Nathaniel Gorham, Massachusetts 6th Jan., 1786

Arthur St. Clair, Pennsylvania 2d Feb., 1787

Cyrus Griffin, Virginia 22d Jan., 1788

The seat of government was established as follows: At Philadelphia, Pa., commencing September 5th, 1774, and May 10th, 1775; at Baltimore, Md., December 20th, 1776; at Philadelphia, Pa., March 4th, 1777; at Lancaster, Pa., September 27th, 1777; at York, Pa., September 30th, 1777; at Philadelphia, Pa., July 2d, 1778; at Princeton, N. J., June 30th, 1783; at Annapolis, Md., November 26th, 1783; at Trenton, N. J., November 1st, 1784; and at New York City, N. Y., January 11th, 1785.

On the 4th of March, 1789, the present Constitution, which had been adopted by a convention and ratified³ by the requisite⁴ number of States, went into operation.

1 continental   

adj.大陆的，大陆性的，欧洲大陆的

参考例句：

• A continental climate is different from an insular one.大陆性气候不同于岛屿气候。
• The most ancient parts of the continental crust are 4000 million years old.大陆地壳最古老的部分有40亿年历史。

2 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

3 ratified   

v.批准，签认（合约等）( ratify的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The treaty was declared invalid because it had not been ratified. 条约没有得到批准，因此被宣布无效。
• The treaty was ratified by all the member states. 这个条约得到了所有成员国的批准。

4 requisite   

adj.需要的，必不可少的；n.必需品

参考例句：

• He hasn't got the requisite qualifications for the job.他不具备这工作所需的资格。
• Food and air are requisite for life.食物和空气是生命的必需品。