By the early 1900s L'Enfant's vision of a grand national capital had become marred by slums and randomly placed buildings including a railroad station on the National Mall Congress formed a special committee charged with beautifying Washington's ceremonial core. What became known as the McMillan Plan was finalized in 1901 and included re-landscaping the Capitol grounds and the National Mall clearing slums and establishing a new citywide park system the plan is thought to have largely preserved L'Enfant's intended design, The South Branch near South Branch Depot West Virginia, On March 21 1861 Vice President Alexander Stephens of the Confederacy delivered his Cornerstone Speech He explained the differences between the constitution of the Confederate Republic and that of the United States and laid out the cause for the American Civil War and a defense of slavery. . Directly south of the mall the Tidal Basin features rows of Japanese cherry blossom trees that originated as gifts from the nation of Japan the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial George Mason Memorial Jefferson Memorial Martin Luther King Jr Memorial and the District of Columbia War Memorial are around the Tidal Basin, 1990 86.2% 140,011 11.5% 18,653 Named for George Washington U.S journalism during the war.
Originally Washington had planned to retire after his first term while many Americans could not imagine anyone else taking his place. After nearly four years as President and dealing with the infighting in his own cabinet and with partisan critics Washington showed little enthusiasm in running for a second term while Martha also wanted him not to run. James Madison urged him not to retire that his absence would only allow the dangerous political rift in his cabinet and in the House to worsen Jefferson also pleaded with him not to retire and agreed to drop his attacks on Hamilton or he would also retire if Washington did. Hamilton maintained that Washington's absence would be "deplored as the greatest evil" to the country at this time. During this time Washington's close nephew George Augustine Washington his manager at Mount Vernon was critically ill and had to be replaced further increasing Washington's desire to retire and return to Mount Vernon, Siege of Boston After Great Britain and the United States outlawed the international slave trade in 1807 British slave trade suppression activities began in 1808 through diplomatic efforts and formation of the Royal Navy's West Africa Squadron From 1819 they were assisted by forces from the United States Navy With the Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842 the relationship with Britain was formalized and the two countries jointly ran the Blockade of Africa with their navies. Formal portrait of Thomas Jefferson part of a dual image of Jefferson and Hamilton, View of the Potomac River from George Washington's birthplace in Westmoreland County Virginia Santa Anna promised the U.S that if he was allowed to pass through the blockade he would negotiate a peaceful conclusion to the war and sell the New Mexico and Alta California territories to the U.S. Once Santa Anna arrived in Mexico City however he reneged on his deal with the U.S and offered his services to the Mexican government Then after being appointed commanding general he reneged again and seized the presidency. . 1860 presidential election Increased federal spending as a result of the New Deal in the 1930s led to the construction of new government buildings memorials and museums in the District, though the chairman of the House Subcommittee on District Appropriations Ross A Collins from Mississippi justified cuts to funds for welfare and education for local residents stating that "my constituents wouldn't stand for spending money on niggers". . . Richard Henry Lee who introduced the Lee Resolution in the Second Continental Congress calling for the colonies' independence from Great Britain. 3 Creating new state constitutions Slavery James Hopkinson's Plantation Planting sweet potatoes ca 1862/63.
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