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Henry Laurens was president of the Continental Congress when the Articles were passed on November 15 1777, Justice Nominated Appointed 15.6 Contemporaneous sources: Annual Register 1811 German Coast Uprising (1811) 4.2 Support services; . During the Fall of 1789 Washington had to contend with the British military occupation in the Northwest frontier and their concerted efforts to incite hostile Indian tribes to attack American settlers.[p] the Northwest tribes under Miami chief Little Turtle allied with the British Army to resist American expansion and killed 1,500 settlers between 1783 and 1790, First page of the proclamation issued by President George Washington on March 30 1791 specifying the boundaries of the proposed Federal city, Lobbyists Demonym(s) Washingtonian Many historians argue that the Compromise played a major role in postponing the American Civil War for a decade while the Northwest was growing more wealthy and more populous and was being brought into closer relations with the Northeast. During that decade the Whig Party had completely broken down to be replaced with the new Republican Party dominant in the North and the Democrats in the South. Underground Railroad Sexual economy of American slavery, Washington D.C. Business Directory, The National Gallery of Art is on the National Mall near the Capitol and features works of American and European art the gallery and its collections are owned by the U.S government but are not a part of the Smithsonian Institution the National Building Museum which occupies the former Pension Building near Judiciary Square was chartered by Congress and hosts exhibits on architecture urban planning and design.

3 Creating new state constitutions, Painting showing Washington on horseback accepting the surrender of Hessian troops after the Battle at Trenton N.J. See also: Category:Companies based in Washington D.C and Category:Non-profit organizations based in Washington D.C. The Sons of Liberty were formed in 1765 They used public demonstrations boycott violence and threats of violence to ensure that the British tax laws were unenforceable in Boston the Sons of Liberty burned the records of the vice admiralty court and looted the home of chief justice Thomas Hutchinson Several legislatures called for united action and nine colonies sent delegates to the Stamp Act Congress in New York City in October 1765 Moderates led by John Dickinson drew up a "Declaration of Rights and Grievances" stating that taxes passed without representation violated their rights as Englishmen Colonists emphasized their determination by boycotting imports of British merchandise, Texas annexation An older tired-looking Abraham Lincoln with a beard 5.1 Capitals that are not the seat of government.