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17 Further reading 10.1 Notes Slaves processing tobacco in 17th-century Virginia Lincoln's declared philosophy on court nominations was that "we cannot ask a man what he will do and if we should and he should answer us we should despise him for it Therefore we must take a man whose opinions are known.":471 Lincoln made five appointments to the United States Supreme Court Noah Haynes Swayne was chosen as an anti-slavery lawyer who was committed to the Union Samuel Freeman Miller supported Lincoln in the 1860 election and was an avowed abolitionist David Davis was Lincoln's campaign manager in 1860 and had served as a judge in Lincoln's Illinois court circuit Democrat Stephen Johnson Field a previous California Supreme Court justice provided geographic and political balance Finally Lincoln's Treasury Secretary Salmon P Chase became Chief Justice Lincoln believed Chase was an able jurist would support Reconstruction legislation and that his appointment united the Republican Party.:245. . Amphibians Major-General Robert Ross British commander who led the attack on Washington In July 1861 the US issued paper currency for the first time the currency became known greenbacks because it was printed in green on the reverse side. Abuja Nigeria (1991) The District's four NCAA Division I teams American Eagles George Washington Colonials Georgetown Hoyas and Howard Bison and Lady Bison have a broad following the Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team is the most notable and also plays at the Capital One Arena From 2008 to 2012 the District hosted an annual college football bowl game at RFK Stadium called the Military Bowl the D.C area is home to one regional sports television network Comcast SportsNet (CSN) based in Bethesda Maryland, Washington D.C. Business Directory Main Terminal Station of Aerotrain. ! USA From late 1848 Americans and foreigners of many different countries rushed into California for the California Gold Rush exponentially increasing the population in response to growing demand for a better more representative government a Constitutional Convention was held in 1849 the delegates unanimously outlawed slavery They had no interest in extending the Missouri Compromise Line through California and splitting the state; the lightly-populated southern half never had slavery and was heavily Hispanic. In 1772 it became known that the Crown intended to pay fixed salaries to the governors and judges in Massachusetts which had been paid by local authorities This would reduce the influence of colonial representatives over their government Samuel Adams in Boston set about creating new Committees of Correspondence which linked Patriots in all 13 colonies and eventually provided the framework for a rebel government Virginia the largest colony set up its Committee of Correspondence in early 1773 on which Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson served, The First Continental Congress met briefly in Philadelphia Pennsylvania in 1774 consisting of 56 delegates from all thirteen American colonies except Georgia Among them was George Washington who would soon be drawn out of military retirement to command the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War Also in attendance were Patrick Henry and John Adams who like all delegates were elected by their respective colonial assemblies Other delegates included Samuel Adams from Massachusetts John Dickinson from Pennsylvania and New York's John Jay This congress in addition to formulating appeals to the British crown established the Continental Association to administer boycott actions against Britain. More than 20,000 injured or ill soldiers received treatment in an array of permanent and temporary hospitals in the capital including the U.S Patent Office and for a time the Capitol itself Among the notables who served in nursing were American Red Cross founder Clara Barton and Dorothea Dix who served as superintendent of female nurses in Washington Novelist Louisa May Alcott served at the Union Hospital in Georgetown Poet Walt Whitman served as a hospital volunteer and in 1865 would publish his famous poem "The Wound-Dresser." the United States Sanitary Commission had a significant presence in Washington as did the United States Christian Commission and other relief agencies the Freedman's Hospital was established in 1862 to serve the needs of the growing population of freed slaves.

Dams on the Potomac River, Further information: History of Washington D.C and Timeline of Washington D.C, Edward Biddle Pennsylvania 1 Yes The capital city is usually but not always a primary target in a war as capturing it usually guarantees capture of much of the enemy government victory for the attacking forces or at the very least demoralization for the defeated forces. National Bank 9.7 Role of women Enumerated powers Uncle Tom's Cabin 2.1 French and Indian War. ; By 1815 the domestic slave trade had become a major economic activity in the United States; it lasted until the 1860s. Between 1830 and 1840 nearly 250,000 slaves were taken across state lines in the 1850s more than 193,000 were transported and historians estimate nearly one million in total took part in the forced migration of this new Middle Passage by 1860 the slave population in the United States had reached 4 million. Of all 1,515,605 free families in the fifteen slave states in 1860 nearly 400,000 held slaves (roughly one in four or 25%), amounting to 8% of all American families, 4.8 War of 1812 John Penn North Carolina 2 Yes Yes 1860 presidential election Main article: Republicanism in the United States. Washington the Soldier Indianapolis Indiana USA (1825) Dred Scott v Sandford Across the South white legislatures enacted harsh new laws to curtail the already limited rights of African Americans Virginia prohibited blacks free or slave from practicing preaching prohibited blacks from owning firearms and forbade anyone to teach slaves or free blacks how to read it specified heavy penalties for both student and teacher if slaves were educated including whippings or jail. Lawrence's service as adjutant general of the Virginia militia inspired Washington to seek a commission and Virginia's Lieutenant Governor Robert Dinwiddie appointed him as a major in December 1752 and as commander of one of the four militia districts the British and French were competing for control of the Ohio Valley at the time the British building forts along the Ohio River and the French doing likewise between Lake Erie and the Ohio River, Booth crept up from behind and at about 10:13 pm fired at the back of Lincoln's head mortally wounding him Lincoln's guest Major Henry Rathbone momentarily grappled with Booth but Booth stabbed him and escaped.:597. Joint resolutions There is little difference between a bill and a joint resolution since both are treated similarly; a joint resolution originating from the House for example begins "H.J.Res." followed by its number. .