pennsylvania mutiny known anti government protest nearly soldiers continental_army june mutiny refusal stop ultimately resulted congress philadelphia creation federal district serve national capital background march situated known independence hall philadelphia authority national government direct control military times war largely reliant use state militias enforce laws order june congress received message soldiers continental_army stationed philadelphia demanded payment service american revolutionary war soldiers threatened action day complaints addressed congress ignored message soldiers act threat days later congress received word group soldiers left post lancaster pennsylvania approximately miles west philadelphia joined soldiers stationed city barracks group approximately men effective control weapons stores depot protests morning june soldiers demanding payment soldiers blocked door initially refused allow delegates leave delegate new_york persuaded soldiers allow congress meet later address concerns soldiers allow members congress peacefully afternoon evening small congressional committee headed hamilton met secret draft message asking protect congress letter threatened congress forced council act june congressional committee met members including president members congress asked council protect federal government council agreed consult militia commanders reply congress day following morning refused congress request lacking sufficient assurances state willing protect congress members left philadelphia day princeton new_jersey effect reasons forth act council official reasoning unsure local actually protect congress fellow soldiers council thought conflict congress believed mutiny resolved peacefully second theory forth having officer militia sympathetic soldiers grievances theory council refused allow pennsylvania sovereign state demands members congress congress completed business princeton early november capital moved later month maryland new_jersey november finally new_york_city january delegates decided meet philadelphia pennsylvania failure protect institutions national government primary reason constitution decided create federal district distinct states congress provide security delegates agreed article section united_states constitution congress power exercise exclusive legislation cases whatsoever district exceeding miles square particular states acceptance congress seat government united_states following ratification united_states_constitution state new_york delegates agreed new_york_city temporary federal capital congress passed residence act created district_of_columbia located banks land belonging time states maryland virginia serve new federal capital representative pennsylvania convinced congress return philadelphia new permanent capital built result residence act declared philadelphia temporary capital period years final attempt convince congress capital philadelphia city began construction new presidential palace expansion efforts failed national government relocated philadelphia final time
Pennsylvania Mutiny of 1783