Abolition of slavery by Congressional action 1861, Grant waged his bloody Overland Campaign in 1864 with heavy losses on both sides.:113 Despite this when Lincoln asked what Grant's plans were the general replied "I propose to fight it out on this line if it takes all summer.":501, The Revolution along with the Dutch Revolt (end of the 16th century) and the 17th century English Civil War was among the examples of overthrowing an old regime for many Europeans who later were active during the era of the French Revolution such as the Marquis de Lafayette the American Declaration of Independence influenced the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen of 1789 the spirit of the Declaration of Independence led to laws ending slavery in all the Northern states and the Northwest Territory with New Jersey the last in 1804 States such as New Jersey and New York adopted gradual emancipation which kept some people as slaves for more than two decades longer. ; . . ! Shown in the presidential booth of Ford's Theatre from left to right are assassin John Wilkes Booth Abraham Lincoln Mary Todd Lincoln Clara Harris and Henry Rathbone. .
In 1608 Captain John Smith explored the river now known as the Potomac and made drawings of his observations which were later compiled into a map and published in London in 1612 This detail from that map shows his rendition of the river that the local tribes had told him was called the "Patawomeck", University of Utrecht Netherlands: Williamson Washington D.C. Business Directory. Organisation internationale de la Francophonie: Paris Shays' Rebellion confirmed for Washington the need to overhaul the Articles of Confederation. Main article: Assassination of Abraham Lincoln Washington D.C is overwhelmingly Democratic having voted for the Democratic candidate solidly since 1964 Each Republican candidate was voted down in favor of the Democratic candidate by a margin of at least 56 percentage points each time; the closest albeit very large margin between the two parties in a presidential election was in 1972 when Richard Nixon secured 21.6 percent of the vote to George McGovern's 78.1 percent Since then the Republican candidate has never received more than 20 percent of the vote, Siege of Yorktown Generals Washington and Rochambeau give last orders before the attack. 4.1 Top destinations By 1870 the District's population had grown 75% from the previous census to nearly 132,000 residents. Despite the city's growth Washington still had dirt roads and lacked basic sanitation Some members of Congress suggested moving the capital further west but President Ulysses S Grant refused to consider such a proposal.
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