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. Consequently many black and white religious organizations former Union Army officers and soldiers and wealthy philanthropists were inspired to create and fund educational efforts specifically for the betterment of African Americans; some African Americans had started their own schools before the end of the war Northerners helped create numerous normal schools such as those that became Hampton University and Tuskegee University to generate teachers as well as other colleges for former slaves Blacks held teaching as a high calling with education the first priority for children and adults Many of the most talented went into the field Some of the schools took years to reach a high standard but they managed to get thousands of teachers started as W E B Du Bois noted the black colleges were not perfect but "in a single generation they put thirty thousand black teachers in the South" and "wiped out the illiteracy of the majority of black people in the land", Provisions Apprehension seems to exist among the people of the Southern States that by the accession of a Republican Administration their property and their peace and personal security are to be endangered There has never been any reasonable cause for such apprehension Indeed the most ample evidence to the contrary has all the while existed and been open to their inspection It is found in nearly all the published speeches of him who now addresses you I do but quote from one of those speeches when I declare that "I have no purpose directly or indirectly to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists I believe I have no lawful right to do so and I have no inclination to do so.". In March 1791 at Hamilton's urging with support from Madison Congress imposed an excise tax on distilled spirits to help curtail the national debt which took effect in July. Grain farmers strongly protested in Pennsylvania's frontier districts; they argued that they were unrepresented and were shouldering too much of the debt comparing their situation to excessive British taxation prior to the Revolutionary War On August 2 Washington assembled his cabinet to discuss how to deal with the situation Unlike Washington who had reservations about using force Hamilton had long waited for such a situation and was eager to suppress the rebellion by use of Federal authority and force. Not wanting to involve the federal government if possible Washington called on Pennsylvania state officials to take the initiative but they declined to take military action On August 7 Washington issued his first proclamation for calling up state militias After appealing for peace he reminded the protestors that unlike the rule of the British crown the Federal law was issued by state-elected representatives. . William Henry Drayton South Carolina 1 Yes 1 Choice of location Before the secession of Texas Mexico comprised almost 1,700,000 sq mi (4,400,000 km2) but by 1849 it was just under 800,000 square miles (2,100,000 km2) Another 30,000 square miles (78,000 km2) were sold to the U.S in the Gadsden Purchase of 1853 so the total reduction of Mexican territory was more than 55% or 900,000 square miles (2,300,000 km2).

Free states in early 1850. . Flora of the Potomac River Basin 3.1 Challenges in Mexico The war ended on June 22 1865 and following that surrender the Emancipation Proclamation was enforced throughout remaining regions of the South that had not yet freed the slaves Slavery officially continued for a couple of months in other locations. Federal troops arrived in Galveston Texas on June 19 1865 to enforce the emancipation That day of gaining freedom in Texas is now celebrated as Juneteenth in many U.S states. The Old Brick Capitol serving as a prison during the Civil War, 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, 1790 697,681 59,527 757,208 8% 3,929,214 19% Contents Historical population The L'Enfant Plan for Washington D.C. as revised by Andrew Ellicott in 1792. Further information: Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War and Naval operations in the American Revolutionary War. 12.1 Footnotes Clockwise from top right: United States Capitol Washington Monument the White House Smithsonian Institution Building Lincoln Memorial and Washington National Cathedral, In the late 20th century the media became more important in Congress's work. Analyst Michael Schudson suggested that greater publicity undermined the power of political parties and caused "more roads to open up in Congress for individual representatives to influence decisions". Norman Ornstein suggested that media prominence led to a greater emphasis on the negative and sensational side of Congress and referred to this as the tabloidization of media coverage. Others saw pressure to squeeze a political position into a thirty-second soundbite a report characterized Congress in 2013 as being unproductive gridlocked and "setting records for futility" in October 2013 with Congress unable to compromise the government was shut down for several weeks and risked a serious default on debt payments causing 60% of the public to say they would "fire every member of Congress" including their own representative. One report suggested Congress posed the "biggest risk to the US economy" because of its brinksmanship "down-to-the-wire budget and debt crises" and "indiscriminate spending cuts" resulting in slowed economic activity and keeping up to two million people unemployed. There has been increasing public dissatisfaction with Congress, with extremely low approval ratings which dropped to 5% in October 2013, A major role for members of Congress is providing services to constituents. Constituents request assistance with problems. Providing services helps members of Congress win votes and elections and can make a difference in close races. Congressional staff can help citizens navigate government bureaucracies. One academic described the complex intertwined relation between lawmakers and constituents as home style.:8.