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2 Events 9.1 Religion and Freemasonry Washington D.C formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington or D.C. is the capital of the United States. Founded after the American Revolution as the seat of government of the newly independent country Washington was named after George Washington the first president of the United States and a Founding Father. As the seat of the United States federal government and several international organizations Washington is an important world political capital the city located on the Potomac River bordering Maryland and Virginia is one of the most visited cities in the world with more than 20 million tourists annually, Contents 6.1 Freedom suits and Dred Scott The Republic of Texas gained independence from Mexico following the Texas Revolution of 1836 and partly because Texas had been settled by a large number of Americans there was a strong sentiment in both Texas and the United States for the annexation of Texas by the United States in December 1845 President James K Polk signed a resolution annexing Texas and Texas became the 28th state in the union. Polk sought further expansion through the acquisition of the Mexican province of Alta California which represented new lands to settle as well as a potential gateway to trade in Asia. His administration attempted to purchase California from Mexico, but the annexation of Texas stoked tensions between Mexico and the United States. Relations between the two countries were further complicated by Texas's claim to all land north of the Rio Grande River; Mexico argued that the more northern Nueces River was the proper Texan border. Star of the West James Duane New York 2 Yes Yes Sri Lanka: Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is designated the administrative capital and the location of the parliament while the former capital Colombo is now designated as the "commercial capital". However many government offices are still located in Colombo Both cities are in the Colombo District. . ! Morrill Tariff Daniel Roberdeau Pennsylvania 1 Yes Washington D.C. Business Directory Gouverneur Morris had been a member of the New York Provincial Congress.

2 Social background and commonalities Rapid Transit WMATA Red.svg WMATA Blue.svg WMATA Orange.svg WMATA Yellow.svg WMATA Green.svg WMATA Silver.svg, The American colonials proclaimed "no taxation without representation" starting with the Stamp Act Congress in 1765 They rejected the authority of the British Parliament to tax them because they had no representatives in that governing body Protests steadily escalated to the Boston Massacre in 1770 and the burning of the Gaspee in Rhode Island in 1772 followed by the Boston Tea Party in December 1773 the British responded by closing Boston Harbor and enacting a series of punitive laws which effectively rescinded Massachusetts Bay Colony's rights of self-government the other colonies rallied behind Massachusetts and a group of American Patriot leaders set up their own government in late 1774 at the Continental Congress to coordinate their resistance of Britain; other colonists retained their allegiance to the Crown and were known as Loyalists or Tories, Main article: Health of Abraham Lincoln 6.1 Cabinet and executive departments. 3 Retrocession (1847) In the first two decades after the American Revolution state legislatures and individuals took actions to free numerous slaves in part based on revolutionary ideals Northern states passed new constitutions that contained language about equal rights or specifically abolished slavery; some states such as New York and New Jersey where slavery was more widespread passed laws by the end of the 18th century to abolish slavery by a gradual method; in New York the last slaves were freed in 1827. The United States Capitol after the burning of Washington D.C in the War of 1812 Watercolor and ink depiction from 1814 restored. Uncle Tom's Cabin Committees write legislation while procedures such as the House discharge petition process can introduce bills to the House floor and effectively bypass committee input yet they are exceedingly difficult to implement without committee action Committees have power and have been called independent fiefdoms Legislative oversight and internal administrative tasks are divided among about two hundred committees and subcommittees which gather information evaluate alternatives and identify problems. They propose solutions for consideration by the full chamber in addition they perform the function of oversight by monitoring the executive branch and investigating wrongdoing.