Philadelphia

Examples of Philadelphia in the following topics:

• Philadelphia and Saratoga

  • The Philadelphia campaign (1777-1778) was a successful British initiative to gain control of Philadelphia, the seat of the Second Continental Congress.
  • The Continental Congress abandoned Philadelphia, relocating to York, Pennsylvania.
  • British and Revolutionary forces skirmished west of Philadelphia for several days, but on September 26, Howe marched into Philadelphia unopposed.
  • "Residence of Washington in High Street, Philadelphia" by William L.
  • General Howe was supported by Hessian troops as he took Philadelphia.

• Peace Overtures and the Evacuation of Philadelphia

  • Following France's entry into the war, Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton was ordered by the government to abandon Philadelphia and defend New York City, now vulnerable to French naval power .
  • Clinton shipped troops and equipment by sea to New York, and evacuated Philadelphia on June 18.

• From Annapolis to Philadelphia

  • Prior to the Philadelphia Convention, delegates met twice-—at Mount Vernon and Annapolis—to discuss changes to the Confederation.
  • Prior to the Annapolis Convention and the 1787 Philadelphia convention that saw the drafting of the United States Constitution, delegates from Virginia and Maryland met at George Washington's home at Mount Vernon, Virginia in March 1785.
  • The report asked support for a broader meeting to be held the next May in Philadelphia.
  • The direct result of the report was the Philadelphia Convention of 1787, which produced the United States Constitution.

• Citizen Gênet Affair

  • Instead of traveling to Philadelphia to present himself to President Washington for accreditation, Citizen Genêt arrived in Charleston, South Carolina, on April 8, 1793, where he remained after being met with great Democratic-Republican fanfare.
  • After raising this militia, Genêt traveled to Philadelphia to meet Washington and formally request an official suspension of Washington's Proclamation of Neutrality.
  • Angered by Genêt's audacity in recruiting privateers in blatant violation of American neutrality, Washington confronted Genêt in the presidential mansion in Philadelphia.
  • President's House, Philadelphia; Washington confronted Genêt in the presidential mansion in Philadelphia, then at the national capital.

• The Growth of Cities

  • Philadelphia reigned as the cultural and financial center of the country during this period.
  • Philadelphia became one of the first U.S. industrial centers.
  • Along with its industrial power, Philadelphia was the financial center of the country.
  • Philadelphia's maritime trade was interrupted by the Embargo Act of 1807 and the War of 1812.
  • Philadelphia was the largest metropolitan center in the United States in the early 1800s.

• The Annapolis Convention

  • Because of the small representation, the Annapolis Convention did not deem "it advisable to proceed on the business of their mission. " After an exchange of views, the Annapolis delegates unanimously submitted a report to their respective States in which they suggested that a convention of representatives from all the States meet at Philadelphia on the second Monday in May, 1787.
  • At the resulting Philadelphia Convention of 1787, delegates produced the United States Constitution.
  • Hamilton called the Annapolis Convention together and played a prominent role in the Philadelphia Convention the following year.

• Nationalists of the 1780s

  • In September 1786, meeting to discuss the various conflicts at what came to be known as the Annapolis Convention, delegates of five states called for all states to meet in Philadelphia on May 14, 1787 to discuss ways to improve the Articles of Confederation.
  • The report asked for the support of a broader meeting to be held the next May in Philadelphia, expressed the hope that more States would be represented, and that their delegates or deputies would be authorized to examine areas broader than simply commercial trade.
  • The direct result of the report was the Philadelphia Convention of 1787, which produced the United States Constitution.

• Colonial Cities

  • By 1750, the population of Philadelphia had reached 25,000, New York 15,000 , and the port of Baltimore 7,000.
  • Merchants dominated seaport society and about 40 merchants controlled half of Philadelphia's trade.
  • Wealthy merchants in Philadelphia and New York, like their counterparts in New England, built elegant Georgian-style mansions.
  • In 1750, Blacks made up about 10 percent of the population of New York and Philadelphia.

• Civil Rights Under Nixon

  • In addition to desegregating public schools, Nixon implemented the Philadelphia Plan in 1970—the first significant federal affirmative action program.
  • The Philadelphia Plan was based on an earlier plan developed in 1967 by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance and the Philadelphia Federal Executive Board.
  • Executive Order 11246 put the Philadelphia Plan into effect, and Department of Labor Assistant Secretary for Wage and Labor Standards Arthur Fletcher was in charge of implementing it.
  • The plan required government contractors in Philadelphia to hire minority workers, meeting certain hiring goals by specified dates.
  • The Philadelphia Plan was challenged in the lawsuit Contractors' Association of Eastern Pennsylvania v.

• The Beginnings of the Labor Movement

  • In 1794, Philadelphia shoemakers organized the Federal Society of Journeymen Cordwainers (a reference to cordovan leather) in an effort to secure stable wages.
  • The defendants were found guilty in a Philadelphia court, a decision that established labor unions as illegal conspiracies.
  • In 1827, The Mechanics' Union of Trade Associations formed as a proxy of the united crafts in Philadelphia, with the primary goal of reducing the 12-hour work day.
  • In Philadelphia, New York, and Boston—all cities that experienced dizzying industrial growth during the nineteenth century—workers united to form political parties.
  • This promotional tract issued by the Mechanics' Union of Trade Associations condemns working conditions in Philadelphia.