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and the

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. While its term was officially March 4, 1821, to March 4, 1823, during the fifth and sixth years of James Monroe's

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, its first session began on December 3, 1821, ending on May 8, 1822, and its second session began on December 2, 1822, to March 3, 1823. The apportionment of seats in the

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was based on the 1810 United States census. Both chambers had a

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majority. The members William Smith, John Gaillard, Joseph Gist, John Wilson, George McDuffie, Starling Tucker, James Overstreet, Thomas R. Mitchell, William Lowndes, Joel Roberts Poinsett, and James Blair were described as being "outspokenly pro-British" in their outlook. All of whom signed a "letter of brotherhood and solidarity" addressed to British Prime Minister

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and the British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs

Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry, (18 June 1769 – 12 August 1822), usually known as Lord Castlereagh, derived from the courtesy title Viscount Castlereagh ( ) by which he was styled from 1796 to 1821, was an Kingdom of Ireland, Ir ...

in 1822. The same letter harshly condemned the actions of France and specifically those of King Louis XVIII.

Major events

* March 5, 1821: Second inauguration of James Monroe as

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. * July 10, 1821: In accordance with the terms of the 1819 Adams–Onís Treaty, sovereignty over

Spanish Florida Spanish Florida () was the first major European land-claim and attempted settlement-area in northern America during the European Age of Discovery. ''La Florida'' formed part of the Captaincy General of Cuba in the Viceroyalty of New Spain, and th ...

is officially transferred to the United States from

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. * December 3–4, 1821: The election for the House speakership takes 12 ballots.

Major legislation

States admitted and territories organized

* August 10, 1821:

Missouri Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it border ...

was admitted as the 24th U.S. state * March 30, 1822: Florida Territory was formed from the lands ceded by Spain known by the name

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and West Florida

Party summary

The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this congress. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the " Changes in membership" section.

Senate

During this congress, two Senate seats were added for the new state of Missouri.

House of Representatives

For the beginning of this congress, six seats from Massachusetts were reapportioned to the new state of Maine (one seat had already moved during the previous congress), . During this congress, one House seat was added for the new state of Missouri, .

Leadership

Senate

* President: Daniel D. Tompkins (DR) * President pro tempore: John Gaillard (DR), elected December 3, 1821

House of Representatives

* Speaker: Philip P. Barbour (DR), elected December 4, 1821, on the 12th ballot

Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class, and representatives are listed by district. :'' Skip to House of Representatives, below''

Senate

Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1826; Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1822; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1824.

Alabama Alabama ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South, Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gu ...

: 2. William R. King (DR) : 3. John W. Walker (DR), until December 12, 1822 :: William Kelly (DR), from December 12, 1822

Connecticut Connecticut ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. ...

: 1. Elijah Boardman (DR) : 3. James Lanman (DR)

Delaware Delaware ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic states, South Atlantic regions of the United States. It borders Maryland to its south and west, Pennsylvania to its north, New Jersey ...

: 1. Caesar A. Rodney (DR), January 24, 1822 – January 29, 1823, vacant for remainder of term : 2. Nicholas Van Dyke (F)

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of pe ...

: 2. Freeman Walker (DR), until August 6, 1821 :: Nicholas Ware (DR), from November 10, 1821 : 3. John Elliott (DR)

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...

: 2. Jesse B. Thomas (DR) : 3. Ninian Edwards (DR)

Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...

: 1. James Noble (DR) : 3. Waller Taylor (DR)

Kentucky Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the ...

: 2. Richard M. Johnson (DR) : 3. Isham Talbot (DR)

Louisiana Louisiana ( ; ; ) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It borders Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, and Mississippi to the east. Of the 50 U.S. states, it ranks 31st in area and 25 ...

: 2. Henry Johnson (DR) : 3.

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(DR)

Maine Maine ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost state in the Contiguous United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Provinces and ...

: 1. John Holmes (DR) : 2. John Chandler (DR)

Maryland Maryland ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It borders the states of Virginia to its south, West Virginia to its west, Pennsylvania to its north, and Delaware to its east ...

: 1. William Pinkney (DR), until February 25, 1822 :: Samuel Smith (DR), from December 17, 1822 : 3. Edward Lloyd (DR)

Massachusetts Massachusetts ( ; ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode ...

: 1. Elijah H. Mills (F) : 2. Harrison Gray Otis (F), until May 30, 1822 :: James Lloyd (F), from June 5, 1822

Mississippi Mississippi ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Alabama to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, Louisiana to the s ...

: 1. David Holmes (DR) : 2. Thomas H. Williams (DR)

Missouri Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it border ...

: 1. Thomas H. Benton (DR), from August 10, 1821 (newly admitted state) : 3. David Barton (DR), from August 10, 1821 (newly admitted state)

New Hampshire New Hampshire ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...

: 2. David L. Morril (DR) : 3. John F. Parrott (DR)

New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...

: 1. Samuel L. Southard (DR) : 2. Mahlon Dickerson (DR)

New York

: 1.

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(DR) : 3. Rufus King (F)

North Carolina North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. stat ...

: 2. Montfort Stokes (DR) : 3. Nathaniel Macon (DR)

Ohio Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...

: 1. Benjamin Ruggles (DR) : 3. William A. Trimble (DR), until December 13, 1821 :: Ethan Allen Brown (DR), from January 3, 1822

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions o ...

: 1. William Findlay (DR), from December 10, 1821 : 3. Walter Lowrie (DR)

Rhode Island Rhode Island ( ) is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Connecticut to its west; Massachusetts to its north and east; and the Atlantic Ocean to its south via Rhode Island Sound and Block Is ...

: 1. James DeWolf (DR) : 2. Nehemiah R. Knight (DR)

South Carolina South Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders North Carolina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and Georgia (U.S. state), Georg ...

: 2. William Smith (DR) : 3. John Gaillard (DR)

Tennessee Tennessee (, ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina t ...

: 1. John H. Eaton (DR), from September 27, 1821 : 2.

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(DR)

Vermont Vermont () is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York (state), New York to the west, and the Provinces and territories of Ca ...

: 1. Horatio Seymour (DR) : 3. William A. Palmer (DR)

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States ...

: 1. James Barbour (DR) : 2. James Pleasants (DR), until December 15, 1822 :: John Taylor of Caroline (DR), from December 18, 1822 17th United States Congress Senators

House of Representatives

The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.

Alabama Alabama ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South, Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gu ...

: . Gabriel Moore (DR)

Connecticut Connecticut ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. ...

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : . Noyes Barber (DR) : . Daniel Burrows (DR) : . Henry W. Edwards (DR) : . John Russ (DR) : . Ansel Sterling (DR) : . Ebenezer Stoddard (DR) : . Gideon Tomlinson (DR)

Delaware Delaware ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic states, South Atlantic regions of the United States. It borders Maryland to its south and west, Pennsylvania to its north, New Jersey ...

Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : . Louis McLane (F) : . Caesar A. Rodney (DR), until January 24, 1822 :: Daniel Rodney (F), from October 1, 1822

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of pe ...

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : . Joel Abbot (DR) : . Alfred Cuthbert (DR) : . George R. Gilmer (DR) : . Robert R. Reid (DR) : . Edward F. Tattnall (DR) : . Wiley Thompson (DR)

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...

: . Daniel P. Cook (DR)

Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...

: . William Hendricks (DR), until July 25, 1822 :: Jonathan Jennings (DR), from December 2, 1822

Kentucky Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the ...

: . David Trimble (DR) : . Samuel H. Woodson (DR) : . John T. Johnson (DR) : . Thomas Metcalfe (DR) : . Anthony New (DR) : . Francis Johnson (DR) : . George Robertson (DR), until sometime in 1821 before the convening of Congress :: John S. Smith (DR), from August 6, 1821 : . Wingfield Bullock (DR), until October 13, 1821 :: James D. Breckinridge (DR), from November 21, 1821 : . Thomas Montgomery (DR) : . Benjamin Hardin (DR)

Louisiana Louisiana ( ; ; ) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It borders Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, and Mississippi to the east. Of the 50 U.S. states, it ranks 31st in area and 25 ...

: . Josiah S. Johnston (DR)

Maine Maine ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost state in the Contiguous United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Provinces and ...

: . Joseph Dane (F) : . Ezekiel Whitman (F), until June 1, 1822 :: Mark Harris (DR), from December 2, 1822 : . Mark L. Hill (DR) : . William D. Williamson (DR) : . Ebenezer Herrick (DR) : . Joshua Cushman (DR) : . Enoch Lincoln (DR)

Maryland Maryland ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It borders the states of Virginia to its south, West Virginia to its west, Pennsylvania to its north, and Delaware to its east ...

The 5th district was a plural district with two representatives. : . Raphael Neale (F) : . Joseph Kent (DR) : . Henry R. Warfield (F) : . John Nelson (DR) : . Peter Little (DR) : . Samuel Smith (DR), until December 17, 1822 :: Isaac McKim (DR), from January 4, 1823 : . Jeremiah Cosden (DR), until March 19, 1822 :: Philip Reed (DR), from March 19, 1822 : . Robert Wright (DR) : . Thomas Bayly (F)

Massachusetts Massachusetts ( ; ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode ...

: . Benjamin Gorham (DR) : . Gideon Barstow (DR) : . Jeremiah Nelson (F) : . Timothy Fuller (DR) : . Samuel Lathrop (F) : . Samuel C. Allen (F) : . Henry W. Dwight (F) : . Aaron Hobart (DR) : . John Reed Jr. (F) : . Francis Baylies (F) : . Jonathan Russell (DR) : . Lewis Bigelow (F) : . William Eustis (DR)

Mississippi Mississippi ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Alabama to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, Louisiana to the s ...

: . Christopher Rankin (DR)

Missouri Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it border ...

: . John Scott (DR), from August 10, 1821 (newly admitted state)

New Hampshire New Hampshire ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : . Josiah Butler (DR) : .

Matthew Harvey Matthew Harvey (June 21, 1781 – April 7, 1866) was a United States representative from New Hampshire, the 13th governor of New Hampshire and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. ...

(DR) : . Aaron Matson (DR) : . William Plumer Jr. (DR) : .

Nathaniel Upham Nathaniel Upham (June 9, 1774 – July 10, 1829) was an American politician and a United States representative from New Hampshire. Early life Upham was born in Deerfield, New Hampshire, Deerfield in the Province of New Hampshire on June 9, 177 ...

(DR) : . Thomas Whipple Jr. (DR)

New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : . Ephraim Bateman (DR) : . George Cassedy (DR) : . Lewis Condict (DR) : . George Holcombe (DR) : . James Matlack (DR) : . Samuel Swan (DR)

New York

There were five plural districts: the 1st, 2nd, 12th, 15th & 20th each had two representatives. : . Cadwallader D. Colden (F), from December 12, 1821 : . Silas Wood (F) : . Churchill C. Cambreleng (DR) : . John J. Morgan (DR) : . Jeremiah H. Pierson (DR) : . William W. Van Wyck (DR) : . Walter Patterson (F) : . Selah Tuthill (DR), until September 7, 1821 :: Charles Borland Jr. (DR), from December 3, 1821 : . Charles H. Ruggles (F) : . Richard McCarty (DR) : . Solomon Van Rensselaer (F), until January 14, 1822 :: Stephen Van Rensselaer (F), from March 12, 1822 : . John D. Dickinson (F) : . John W. Taylor (DR) : . Nathaniel Pitcher (DR) : . Reuben H. Walworth (DR) : . John Gebhard (DR) : . Alfred Conkling (DR) : . Samuel Campbell (DR) : . James Hawkes (DR) : . Joseph Kirkland (F) : . Thomas H. Hubbard (DR) : . Micah Sterling (F) : . Elisha Litchfield (DR) : . William B. Rochester (DR) : . David Woodcock (DR) : . Elijah Spencer (DR) : . Albert H. Tracy (DR)

North Carolina North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. stat ...

: . Lemuel Sawyer (DR) : . Hutchins G. Burton (DR) : . Thomas H. Hall (DR) : . William S. Blackledge (DR) : . Charles Hooks (DR) : . Weldon N. Edwards (DR) : . Archibald McNeill (F) : . Josiah Crudup (DR) : . Romulus M. Saunders (DR) : . John Long (DR) : . Henry W. Connor (DR) : . Felix Walker (DR) : . Lewis Williams (DR)

Ohio Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...

: . Thomas R. Ross (DR) : . John W. Campbell (DR) : . Levi Barber (DR) : . David Chambers (DR), from October 9, 1821 : . Joseph Vance (DR) : . John Sloane (DR)

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions o ...

There were six plural districts: the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th & 10th had two representatives each, and the 1st had four representatives. : . Samuel Edwards (F) : . Joseph Hemphill (F) : . William Milnor (F), until May 8, 1822 :: Thomas Forrest (F), from October 8, 1822 : . John Sergeant (F) : . William Darlington (DR) : . Samuel Gross (DR) : .

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(F) : . John Phillips (F) : . James S. Mitchell (DR) : . John Findlay (DR), from October 9, 1821 : . James McSherry (F) : . Samuel Moore (DR), until May 20, 1822 :: Samuel D. Ingham (DR), from October 8, 1822 : . Thomas J. Rogers (DR) : . Ludwig Worman (F), until October 17, 1822 :: Daniel Udree (DR), from October 17, 1822 : . John Tod (DR) : . John Brown (DR) : . George Denison (DR) : . Thomas Murray Jr. (DR), from October 9, 1821 : . George Plumer (DR) : . Thomas Patterson (DR) : . Andrew Stewart (DR) : . Henry Baldwin (DR), until May 8, 1822 :: Walter Forward (DR), from October 8, 1822 : . Patrick Farrelly (DR)

Rhode Island Rhode Island ( ) is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Connecticut to its west; Massachusetts to its north and east; and the Atlantic Ocean to its south via Rhode Island Sound and Block Is ...

Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket. : . Job Durfee (DR) : . Samuel Eddy (DR)

South Carolina South Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders North Carolina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and Georgia (U.S. state), Georg ...

: . Joel R. Poinsett (DR) : . William Lowndes (DR), until May 8, 1822 :: James Hamilton Jr. (DR), from December 13, 1822 : . Thomas R. Mitchell (DR) : . James Overstreet (DR), until May 24, 1822 :: Andrew R. Govan (DR), from December 4, 1822 : . Starling Tucker (DR) : . George McDuffie (DR) : . John Wilson (DR) : . Joseph Gist (DR) : . James Blair (DR), until May 8, 1822 :: John Carter (DR), from December 11, 1822

Tennessee Tennessee (, ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina t ...

: . John Rhea (DR) : . John Cocke (DR) : . Francis Jones (DR) : . Robert Allen (DR) : .

Newton Cannon Newton Cannon (May 22, 1781 – September 16, 1841) was an American politician who served as the eighth Governor of Tennessee from 1835 to 1839. He also served several terms in the United States House of Representatives, from 1814 to 1817, and fr ...

(DR) : . Vacant

Vermont Vermont () is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York (state), New York to the west, and the Provinces and territories of Ca ...

: . Rollin C. Mallary (DR) : . Phineas White (DR) : . Charles Rich (DR) : . Elias Keyes (DR) : . Samuel C. Crafts (DR) : . John Mattocks (DR)

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States ...

: . Edward B. Jackson (DR) : . Thomas Van Swearingen (F), until August 19, 1822 :: James Stephenson (F), from October 28, 1822 : . Jared Williams (DR) : . William McCoy (DR) : . John Floyd (DR) : . Alexander Smyth (DR) : . William Smith (DR) : . Charles F. Mercer (F) : . William Lee Ball (DR) : . Thomas L. Moore (DR) : . Philip P. Barbour (DR) : . Robert S. Garnett (DR) : . Burwell Bassett (DR) : . Jabez Leftwich (DR) : . George Tucker (DR) : . John Randolph (DR) : . William S. Archer (DR) : . Mark Alexander (DR) : . James Jones (DR) : . Arthur Smith (DR) : . Thomas Newton Jr. (DR) : . Hugh Nelson (DR), until January 14, 1823, vacant thereafter : . Andrew Stevenson (DR)

Non-voting members

: . James W. Bates : . Joseph M. Hernández, from September 30, 1822 : . Solomon Sibley : . Vacant until statehood PPBarbour

Changes in membership

The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.

Senate

* Replacements: 5 ** Democratic-Republicans: no net change ** Federalists: no net change * Deaths: 2 * Resignations: 6 * Seats of newly admitted states: 2 * Vacancies: 3 * Total seats with changes: 12 , - ,

Tennessee Tennessee (, ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina t ...

(1) , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Legislature failed to re-elect John Eaton (DR). Late election held. , , John Eaton (DR) , Elected September 27, 1821 , - ,

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions o ...

(1) , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Seat remained vacant at end of previous Congress , , William Findlay (DR) , Elected December 10, 1821 , - ,

Delaware Delaware ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic states, South Atlantic regions of the United States. It borders Maryland to its south and west, Pennsylvania to its north, New Jersey ...

(1) , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Seat remained vacant at end of previous Congress , , Caesar A. Rodney (DR) , Elected January 24, 1822 , - ,

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of pe ...

(2) , , Freeman Walker (DR) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned August 6, 1821 , , Nicholas Ware (DR) , Elected November 10, 1821 , - ,

(1) , rowspan=2 , New seats , rowspan=2 style="font-size:80%" , Missouri was admitted to the Union. , , Thomas Hart Benton (DR) , Elected August 10, 1821 , - ,

(3) , , David Barton (DR) , Elected August 10, 1821 , - ,

Ohio Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...

(3) , , William A. Trimble (DR) , style="font-size:80%" , Died December 13, 1821 , , Ethan Allen Brown (DR) , Elected January 3, 1822 , - ,

Maryland Maryland ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It borders the states of Virginia to its south, West Virginia to its west, Pennsylvania to its north, and Delaware to its east ...

(1) , , William Pinkney (DR) , style="font-size:80%" , Died February 25, 1822 , , Samuel Smith (DR) , Elected December 17, 1822 , - ,

Massachusetts Massachusetts ( ; ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode ...

(2) , , Harrison Gray Otis (F) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned May 30, 1822, to run for Mayor of Boston , , James Lloyd (F) , Elected June 5, 1822 , - ,

Alabama Alabama ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South, Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gu ...

(3) , , John W. Walker (DR) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 12, 1822, due to failing health , , William Kelly (DR) , Elected December 12, 1822 , - ,

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States ...

(2) , , James Pleasants (DR) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned December 15, 1822, after being elected

Governor of Virginia The governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia is the head of government of the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Virginia. The Governor (United States), governor is head of the Government_of_Virginia#Executive_branch, executive branch ...

, , John Taylor (DR) , Elected December 18, 1822 , - ,

(1) , , Caesar A. Rodney (DR) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 29, 1823, to accept a diplomatic appointment , Vacant , Not filled in this Congress

House of Representatives

* Replacements: 13 ** Democratic-Republicans: 1 seat net gain ** Federalists: 1 seat net loss * Deaths: 5 * Resignations: 15 * Contested election: 2 * Seats of newly admitted states: 1 * Total seats with changes: 23 , - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Rep. Henry Hunter Bryan was re-elected but did not take his seat , Vacant , , - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Rep.-elect John C. Wright resigned his seat in the next Congress on March 3, 1821 , , David Chambers (DR) , Seated December 3, 1821 , - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Rep.-elect James Duncan resigned before Congress met , , John Findlay (DR) , Seated December 12, 1821 , - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Rep.-elect William Cox Ellis resigned before Congress met , , Thomas Murray Jr. (DR) , Seated December 12, 1821 , - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Credentials for Peter Sharpe were issued by the Secretary of State of New York, but Sharpe never claimed or took the seat, Sharpe's election was contested by Colden, see United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 1821 , , Cadwallader D. Colden (F) , Seated December 12, 1821 , - , , , George Robertson (DR) , style="font-size:80%" , resigned before Congress met , , John S. Smith (DR) , Seated December 3, 1821 , - , nowrap , , rowspan=2 , Vacant , rowspan=2 style="font-size:80%" , Missouri was admitted to the Union on August 10, 1821 , rowspan=2 , John Scott (DR) , rowspan=2 , Seated December 3, 1821 , - , , - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Selah Tuthill (DR) was elected after the Congress term had already begun, and died on September 7, 1821, before Congress met. It is uncertain whether credentials were ever issued for Tuthill. , , Charles Borland Jr. (DR) , Seated December 3, 1821 , - , , , Wingfield Bullock (DR) , style="font-size:80%" , Died October 13, 1821, before Congress met , , James D. Breckinridge (DR) , Seated January 2, 1822 , - , , , Solomon Van Rensselaer (F) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned January 14, 1822, upon appointment as Postmaster of Albany , , Stephen Van Rensselaer (F) , Seated March 12, 1822 , - , , , Caesar A. Rodney (DR) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned on January 24, 1822, after being elected to the

US Senate The United States Senate is a chamber of the bicameral United States Congress; it is the upper house, with the U.S. House of Representatives being the lower house. Together, the Senate and House have the authority under Article One of the ...

, , Daniel Rodney (F) , Seated December 2, 1822 , - , , , Jeremiah Cosden (DR) , style="font-size:80%" , Cosden's election was contested by Reed , , Philip Reed (DR) , Seated March 19, 1822 , - , , , William Milnor (F) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned on May 8, 1822, to run for Mayor of Philadelphia , , Thomas Forrest (F) , Seated December 2, 1822 , - , , , Henry Baldwin (DR) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned on May 8, 1822 , , Walter Forward (DR) , Seated December 2, 1822 , - , , , James Blair (DR) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned on May 8, 1822 , , John Carter (DR) , Seated December 11, 1822 , - , , , William Lowndes (DR) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned on May 8, 1822 , , James Hamilton Jr. (DR) , Seated January 6, 1823 , - , , , Samuel Moore (DR) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned on May 20, 1822 , , Samuel D. Ingham (DR) , Seated December 2, 1822 , - , , , James Overstreet (DR) , style="font-size:80%" , Died May 24, 1822 , , Andrew R. Govan (DR) , Seated December 4, 1822 , - , , , Ezekiel Whitman (F) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned on June 1, 1822, after becoming a judge of a Court of Common Pleas in Maine , , Mark Harris (DR) , Seated December 2, 1822 , - , , , William Hendricks (DR) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned on July 25, 1822, after his election as Governor of Indiana , , Jonathan Jennings (DR) , Seated December 2, 1822 , - , , , Thomas Van Swearingen (F) , style="font-size:80%" , Died on August 19, 1822 , , James Stephenson (F) , Seated December 2, 1822 , - , , Vacant , style="font-size:80%" , Florida Territory was organized on March 30, 1822 , Joseph M. Hernández , Seated January 3, 1823 , - , , , Ludwig Worman (F) , style="font-size:80%" , Died October 17, 1822 , , Daniel Udree (DR) , Seated December 23, 1822 , - , , , Samuel Smith (DR) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned on December 17, 1822, after his election to the

, , Isaac McKim (DR) , Seated January 8, 1823 , - , , , Hugh Nelson (DR) , style="font-size:80%" , Resigned on January 14, 1823, upon appointment as Minister to Spain , Vacant ,

Committees

Lists of committees and their party leaders.

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* Amendments to the Constitution (Select) * Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: James Lanman then Nathaniel Macon) * Claims (Chairman: Benjamin Ruggles) * Commerce and Manufactures (Chairman: Mahlon Dickerson) * Debt Imprisonment Abolition (Select) *

District of Columbia Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and Federal district of the United States, federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from ...

(Chairman: James Barbour) * Engrossed Bills (Chairman: James Lanman) *

Finance Finance refers to monetary resources and to the study and Academic discipline, discipline of money, currency, assets and Liability (financial accounting), liabilities. As a subject of study, is a field of Business administration, Business Admin ...

(Chairman: John Holmes then Walter Lowrie) * Foreign Relations (Chairman: Rufus King then James Barbour) * Indian Affairs (Chairman: Henry Johnson) *

Judiciary The judiciary (also known as the judicial system, judicature, judicial branch, judiciative branch, and court or judiciary system) is the system of courts that adjudicates legal disputes/disagreements and interprets, defends, and applies the law ...

(Chairman: William Smith) * Military Affairs (Chairman:

) *

Militia A militia ( ) is a military or paramilitary force that comprises civilian members, as opposed to a professional standing army of regular, full-time military personnel. Militias may be raised in times of need to support regular troops or se ...

(Chairman: James Noble) * National Road from Cumberland to Wheeling (Select) * Naval Affairs (Chairman: James Pleasants) * Pensions (Chairman: James Noble) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Montfort Stokes) * Public Lands (Chairman: Jesse B. Thomas) * Roads and Canals (Select) * Tariff Regulation (Select) * Whole

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* Accountability of Public Moneys (Select) * Accounts (Chairman: Samuel C. Allen) *

Agriculture Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...

(Chairman: Josiah Butler) * Arkansas Territorial Limits (Select) * Claims (Chairman: Lewis Williams) *

Commerce Commerce is the organized Complex system, system of activities, functions, procedures and institutions that directly or indirectly contribute to the smooth, unhindered large-scale exchange (distribution through Financial transaction, transactiona ...

(Chairman: Thomas Newton Jr.) *

(Chairman: Joseph Kent) *

Elections An election is a formal group decision-making process whereby a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operated ...

(Chairman: John Sloane) * Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman: Samuel Edwards) * Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman: George Denison) * Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman: Silas Wood) * Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman: Albert H. Tracy) * Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman: Starling Tucker) * Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman: Hugh Nelson) *

Foreign Affairs ''Foreign Affairs'' is an American magazine of international relations and foreign policy of the United States, U.S. foreign policy published by the Council on Foreign Relations, a nonprofit organization, nonprofit, nonpartisan, membership or ...

(Chairman: Jonathan Russell) * Indian Affairs (Chairman: Thomas Metcalfe) *

(Chairman: John Sergeant then Hugh Nelson) *

Manufactures Manufacturing is the creation or production of goods with the help of equipment, labor, machines, tools, and chemical or biological processing or formulation. It is the essence of the secondary sector of the economy. The term may refer ...

(Chairman: John Tod) * Military Affairs (Chairman: William Eustis) * Naval Affairs (Chairman: Timothy Fuller) * Pensions and Revolutionary War Claims (Chairman: John Rhea) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Francis Johnson) * Private Land Claims (Chairman: Samuel Campbell) * Public Expenditures (Chairman: Thomas Montgomery) * Public Lands (Chairman: Christopher Rankin) * Revisal and Unfinished Business (Chairman: Thomas R. Ross) *

Rules Rule or ruling may refer to: Human activity * The exercise of political or personal control by someone with authority or power * Business rule, a rule pertaining to the structure or behavior internal to a business * School rule, a rule tha ...

(Select) * Standards of Official Conduct * Ways and Means (Chairman: Samuel Smith) * Whole

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* Enrolled Bills * The Library

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* Architect of the Capitol: Charles Bulfinch * Librarian of Congress: George Watterston

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* Chaplain: William Ryland (

Methodist Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a Protestant Christianity, Christian Christian tradition, tradition whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley. George Whitefield and John's brother ...

), until December 9, 1822 ** Charles P. McIlvaine ( Episcopalian), elected December 9, 1822 *

Secretary A secretary, administrative assistant, executive assistant, personal secretary, or other similar titles is an individual whose work consists of supporting management, including executives, using a variety of project management, program evalu ...

: Charles Cutts * Sergeant at Arms: Mountjoy Bayly

House of Representatives

* Chaplain: John Nicholson Campbell (

Presbyterian Presbyterianism is a historically Reformed Protestant tradition named for its form of church government by representative assemblies of elders, known as "presbyters". Though other Reformed churches are structurally similar, the word ''Pr ...

), until December 10, 1821 ** Jared Sparks ( Unitarian), elected December 10, 1821 ** John Brackenridge (

), elected December 5, 1822 *

Clerk A clerk is a white-collar worker who conducts record keeping as well as general office tasks, or a worker who performs similar sales-related tasks in a retail environment. The responsibilities of clerical workers commonly include Records managem ...

: Thomas Dougherty (died) ** Matthew St. Clair Clarke, elected December 3, 1822 * Doorkeeper: Benjamin Birch, elected December 4, 1821 * Reading Clerks: * Sergeant at Arms: Thomas Dunn

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Alabama Alabama ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South, Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gu ...

Connecticut Connecticut ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. ...

Delaware Delaware ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic states, South Atlantic regions of the United States. It borders Maryland to its south and west, Pennsylvania to its north, New Jersey ...

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of pe ...

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...

Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...

Kentucky Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the ...

Louisiana Louisiana ( ; ; ) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It borders Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, and Mississippi to the east. Of the 50 U.S. states, it ranks 31st in area and 25 ...

Maine Maine ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost state in the Contiguous United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Provinces and ...

Maryland Maryland ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It borders the states of Virginia to its south, West Virginia to its west, Pennsylvania to its north, and Delaware to its east ...

Massachusetts Massachusetts ( ; ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode ...

Mississippi Mississippi ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Alabama to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, Louisiana to the s ...

Missouri Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it border ...

New Hampshire New Hampshire ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...

New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...

New York

North Carolina North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. stat ...

Ohio Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions o ...

Rhode Island Rhode Island ( ) is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Connecticut to its west; Massachusetts to its north and east; and the Atlantic Ocean to its south via Rhode Island Sound and Block Is ...

South Carolina South Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders North Carolina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and Georgia (U.S. state), Georg ...

Tennessee Tennessee (, ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina t ...

Vermont Vermont () is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York (state), New York to the west, and the Provinces and territories of Ca ...

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States ...

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Alabama Alabama ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South, Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gu ...

Connecticut Connecticut ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. ...

Delaware Delaware ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic states, South Atlantic regions of the United States. It borders Maryland to its south and west, Pennsylvania to its north, New Jersey ...

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of pe ...

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...

Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...

Kentucky Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the ...

Louisiana Louisiana ( ; ; ) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It borders Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, and Mississippi to the east. Of the 50 U.S. states, it ranks 31st in area and 25 ...

Maine Maine ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost state in the Contiguous United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Provinces and ...

Maryland Maryland ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It borders the states of Virginia to its south, West Virginia to its west, Pennsylvania to its north, and Delaware to its east ...

Massachusetts Massachusetts ( ; ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode ...

Mississippi Mississippi ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Alabama to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, Louisiana to the s ...

Missouri Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it border ...

New Hampshire New Hampshire ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...

New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...

New York

North Carolina North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. stat ...

Ohio Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions o ...

Rhode Island Rhode Island ( ) is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Connecticut to its west; Massachusetts to its north and east; and the Atlantic Ocean to its south via Rhode Island Sound and Block Is ...

South Carolina South Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders North Carolina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and Georgia (U.S. state), Georg ...

Tennessee Tennessee (, ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina t ...

Vermont Vermont () is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York (state), New York to the west, and the Provinces and territories of Ca ...

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States ...

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