There was no capital of the colonies. The American capital came about AFTER the war when the United States was established and the Constitution signed in 1789. Until that time each state had its own main city.
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Abraham Lincoln was President during the Civil War.
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The expansion of the American steel industry and railroads during the civil war was made possible by Andrew Carnegie. Mr. Carnegie was a Scottish American industrialists who is known for leading the steel industry expansion.
No. The Declaration of Independence was written after the American Revolution and announced the separation of the colonies from England and the formation of the United States of America.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was the site of the First Continental Congress (1774) and the Second Continental Congress (beginning 1775). After March 1, 1781, this Congress under the Articles of Confederation also met in the Pennsylvania State House until June 21, 1783.Princeton, New Jersey's Nassau Hall was another location of Congressional assemblies for four months in 1783 (June 30 to November 4). So it is also technically a wartime capital. The Treaty of Paris officially ended the war on September 3, 1783.