New York Provincial Congress

New York Provincial Congress
Type
Type
History
FoundedMay 22, 1775
DisbandedApril 20, 1777
Preceded byNew York General Assembly
Committee of Sixty
Succeeded byNew York State Legislature
Leadership
President
Chairmen of the Committee of Safety
President of the Council of Safety
Meeting place
1st and 2nd Congress: New York City
3rd Congress: White Plains
4th Congress: Fishkill

The New York Provincial Congress (1775–1777) was a revolutionary provisional government formed by colonists in 1775, during the American Revolution, as a pro-American alternative to the more conservative New York General Assembly, and as a replacement for the Committee of One Hundred. The Fourth Provincial Congress, resolving itself as the Convention of Representatives of the State of New York, adopted the first Constitution of the State of New York on April 20, 1777.