Pennsylvania Mutiny of 1783

Pennsylvania Mutiny of 1783

Independence Hall in Philadelphia
Date	June 20, 1783
Location	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Also known as	Philadelphia Mutiny
Participants	Congress of the Confederation, soldiers from the Pennsylvania Line
Outcome	Capital moved from Philadelphia and a federal district, now Washington, D.C., was created in 1800

The Pennsylvania Mutiny of 1783 (also known as the Philadelphia Mutiny) was an anti-government protest by nearly 400 soldiers of the Continental Army in June 1783. The mutiny, and the refusal of the Executive Council of Pennsylvania to stop it, ultimately resulted in Congress of the Confederation vacating Philadelphia and the creation of a federal district, ultimately developed as Washington, D.C., to serve as the national capital.