<Li> The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, commonly known as Rhode Island, which was the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations before declaring independence on May 4, 1776 </Li> <Li> The Province of South Carolina, becoming the State of South Carolina </Li> <Li> The Colony of Virginia, becoming the Commonwealth of Virginia </Li> <P> The capital was not specifically established; at the time, the Continental Congress met in Philadelphia . </P>

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