<P> The city served as the seat of the Confederation Congress ( former Second Continental Congress ) and temporary national capital of the United States in 1783 -- 1784 . At that time , General George Washington came before the body convened in the new Maryland State House and resigned his commission as commander of the Continental Army . A month later , the Congress ratified the Treaty of Paris of 1783 , ending the American Revolutionary War , with Great Britain recognizing the independence of the United States . The city and state capitol was also the site of the 1786 Annapolis Convention , which issued a call to the states to send delegates for the Constitutional Convention to be held the following year in Philadelphia . Over 220 years later , the Annapolis Peace Conference , was held in 2007 . Annapolis is the home of St. John 's College , founded 1696 , as well as the United States Naval Academy , established 1845 . </P>
<P> The city served as the seat of the Confederation Congress ( former Second Continental Congress ) and temporary national capital of the United States in 1783 -- 1784 . At that time , General George Washington came before the body convened in the new Maryland State House and resigned his commission as commander of the Continental Army . A month later , the Congress ratified the Treaty of Paris of 1783 , ending the American Revolutionary War , with Great Britain recognizing the independence of the United States . The city and state capitol was also the site of the 1786 Annapolis Convention , which issued a call to the states to send delegates for the Constitutional Convention to be held the following year in Philadelphia . Over 220 years later , the Annapolis Peace Conference , was held in 2007 . Annapolis is the home of St. John 's College , founded 1696 , as well as the United States Naval Academy , established 1845 . </P>
when was annapolis the capital of the united states
when was annapolis the capital of the united states
1783 -- 1784
1783 -- 1784