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. . James Wilson attended the University of St Andrews the University of Glasgow, and the University of Edinburgh though he never received a degree; . . ; United States Congress meeting c 1915 Colonel George Washington by Charles Willson Peale 1772. .

Nathaniel Gorham Massachusetts 1 Yes Currency and postage, 5 Procedures of Congress, Article One Section Eight of the Constitution permits the establishment of a "District (not exceeding ten miles square) as may by cession of particular states and the acceptance of Congress become the seat of the government of the United States". However the Constitution does not specify a location for the capital in what is now known as the Compromise of 1790 Madison Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson came to an agreement that the federal government would pay each state's remaining Revolutionary War debts in exchange for establishing the new national capital in the southern United States.[a]. In spite of the South's shortage of manpower until 1865 most Southern leaders opposed arming slaves as soldiers However a few Confederates discussed arming slaves Finally in early 1865 General Robert E Lee said black soldiers were essential and legislation was passed the first black units were in training when the war ended in April, 5.3 Effects on Southern economic development Numerous universities including George Washington University and Washington University in St Louis were named in honor of Washington. 16.1 National and comparative studies, 1850s Washington's army reduced to 5,400 troops retreated through New Jersey and Howe broke off pursuit delaying his advance on Philadelphia and set up winter quarters in New York. Washington crossed the Delaware River into Pennsylvania where Lee's replacement John Sullivan joined him with 2,000 more troops the future of the Continental Army was in doubt for lack of supplies a harsh winter expiring enlistments and desertions Washington was disappointed that many New Jersey residents were Loyalists or skeptical about the prospect of independence. Occupations Washington D.C. Business Directory Crowds surrounding the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool during the Great March on Washington 1963, Native Americans as slaves Throughout the first half of the 19th century abolitionism a movement to end slavery grew in strength; most abolitionist societies and supporters were in the North They worked to raise awareness about the evils of slavery and to build support for abolition.