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9.2 Class and psychology of the factions Washington played a central role before and during the American Revolution His disdain for the British military had begun when he was abashedly passed over for promotion into the Regular Army He was opposed to the continuing taxes imposed by the British Parliament on the Colonies without proper representation. He and other colonists were also angered by the Royal Proclamation of 1763 which banned American settlement west of the Allegheny Mountains and protected the British fur trade. Background Lincoln's appointments were designed to harness both moderates and Radicals to fill Chief Justice Taney's seat on the Supreme Court he named the Radicals' choice Salmon P Chase who Lincoln believed would uphold his emancipation and paper money policies.:4:206, The source of the North Branch Potomac River is at the Fairfax Stone located at the junction of Grant Tucker and Preston counties in West Virginia. . Charles Carroll of Carrollton Maryland 1 Yes 3.1.1 Mexican Army 17.4 Literary and cultural criticism, As early as 1651 the English government had sought to regulate trade in the American colonies On October 9 the Navigation Acts were passed pursuant to a mercantilist policy intended to ensure that trade enriched only Great Britain and barring trade with foreign nations. Some argue that the economic impact was minimal on the colonists, but the political friction which the acts triggered was more serious as the merchants most directly affected were most politically active. King Philip's War ended in 1678 and much of it was fought without significant assistance from England This contributed to the development of a unique identity separate from that of the British people.

. Born in Kentucky Lincoln grew up on the frontier in a poor family Self-educated he became a lawyer Whig Party leader Illinois state legislator and Congressman in 1849 he left government to resume his law practice but angered by the success of Democrats in opening the prairie lands to slavery reentered politics in 1854 He became a leader in the new Republican Party and gained national attention in 1858 for debating national Democratic leader Stephen A Douglas in the 1858 Illinois Senate campaign He then ran for President in 1860 sweeping the North and winning Southern pro-slavery elements took his win as proof that the North was rejecting the constitutional rights of Southern states to practice slavery They began the process of seceding from the union to secure its independence the new Confederate States of America fired on Fort Sumter one of the few U.S forts in the South Lincoln called up volunteers and militia to suppress the rebellion and restore the Union. . The signing of the Residence Act on July 16 1790 approved the creation of a capital district located along the Potomac River on the country's East Coast the U.S Constitution provided for a federal district under the exclusive jurisdiction of the U.S Congress and the District is therefore not a part of any U.S state the states of Maryland and Virginia each donated land to form the federal district which included the pre-existing settlements of Georgetown and Alexandria the City of Washington was founded in 1791 to serve as the new national capital in 1846 Congress returned the land originally ceded by Virginia; in 1871 it created a single municipal government for the remaining portion of the District. ! 3.3.1 "A necessary evil", Main articles: Dred Scott v Sandford and Freedom suits, The shock of Union defeat at First Bull Run with demoralized troops wandering the streets of the capital caused President Lincoln to order extensive fortifications and a large garrison This required an influx of troops military suppliers and building contractors which would set up a new demand for accommodation including military hospitals the abolition of slavery in D.C in 1862 also attracted many freedmen to the city Except for one attempted invasion by Confederate cavalry leader Jubal Early in 1864 the capital remained impregnable!