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Washington soon was counted among the political and social elite in Virginia From 1768 to 1775 he invited some 2,000 guests to his Mount Vernon estate mostly those whom he considered "people of rank" He became more politically active in 1769 presenting legislation in the Virginia Assembly to establish an embargo on goods from Great Britain. Top row: Chain Bridge (two views) and Pimmit Run Bridge; Bottom Row: Aqueduct Bridget {two views) and Georgetown Ferry. Disputed capitals Main articles: Theater in Washington D.C and Music of Washington D.C, Slavery 3.1 Slave trade William L Yancey's "Alabama Platform" endorsed by the Alabama and the Georgia legislatures and by Democratic state conventions in Florida and Virginia called for no restrictions on slavery in the territories by the federal government or territorial governments before statehood opposition to any candidates supporting either the Wilmot Proviso or popular sovereignty and federal legislation to overrule Mexican anti-slavery laws, Uttarakhand: Dehradun is the administrative and legislative capital while the high court is located in Nainital. Further information: Abolition of slavery timeline and List of notable opponents of slavery Historians in the 20th century identified 250 to 311 slave uprisings in U.S and colonial history. Those after 1776 include:.

During the mid-1780s numerous locations were offered by the states to serve as the nation's capital but the Continental Congress could never agree on a site due to regional loyalties and tensions. Proposed sites included: Kingston New York; Nottingham Township in New Jersey; Annapolis; Williamsburg Virginia; Wilmington Delaware; Reading Pennsylvania; Germantown Pennsylvania; Lancaster Pennsylvania; New York City; Philadelphia; and Princeton; among others the Southern states refused to accept a capital in the North and vice versa Another suggestion was for there to be two capitals one in the North and one in the South. 4.1 Initial skirmish at the Nueces Strip Main Terminal AeroTrain station Representatives introduce a bill while the House is in session by placing it in the hopper on the Clerk's desk. It is assigned a number and referred to a committee which studies each bill intensely at this stage. Drafting statutes requires "great skill knowledge and experience" and sometimes take a year or more. Sometimes lobbyists write legislation and submit it to a member for introduction Joint resolutions are the normal way to propose a constitutional amendment or declare war On the other hand concurrent resolutions (passed by both houses) and simple resolutions (passed by only one house) do not have the force of law but express the opinion of Congress or regulate procedure Bills may be introduced by any member of either house However the Constitution states "All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives." While the Senate cannot originate revenue and appropriation bills it has power to amend or reject them Congress has sought ways to establish appropriate spending levels. Led by Zachary Taylor 2,300 U.S troops crossed the Rio Grande after some initial difficulties in obtaining river transport His soldiers occupied the city of Matamoros then Camargo (where the soldiery suffered the first of many problems with disease) and then proceeded south and besieged the city of Monterrey the hard-fought Battle of Monterrey resulted in serious losses on both sides the American light artillery was ineffective against the stone fortifications of the city the Mexican forces were under General Pedro de Ampudia and repulsed Taylor's best infantry division at Fort Teneria, 5.1 Efficiency of slaves, Islamabad Pakistan (1960) Washington has two local NPR affiliates WAMU and WETA.