In 1776, the Continental Congress held its first meeting in the Assembly Room. Delegates from each colony sat at a single table. The Constitutional Convention held meetings here for ten years before it moved to the new national capital of Washington, D.C. In 1787, the Constitutional Convention was held in the building to "revise" the Articles of Confederation and create a new blueprint for the national government. The Constitutional Convention ratified the United States Constitution on September 17, 1787.
The Assembly Hall has a replica of the Declaration of Independence in the Portrait Gallery. Read More
