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9 See also Contents In 1822 the ACS established the colony of Liberia in West Africa the ACS assisted thousands of freedmen and free blacks (with legislated limits) to emigrate there from the United States Many white people considered this preferable to emancipation in the United States Henry Clay one of the founders and a prominent slaveholder politician from Kentucky said that blacks faced, 4.6 West Point espionage Late in 1836 Lincoln agreed to a match with Owens if she returned to New Salem Owens arrived in November 1836 and Lincoln courted her for a time; however they both had second thoughts On August 16 1837 Lincoln wrote Owens a letter suggesting he would not blame her if she ended the relationship She never replied.:67; In the 1680s King Charles II determined to bring the New England colonies under a more centralized administration in order to regulate trade more effectively. His efforts were fiercely opposed by the colonists resulting in the abrogation of their colonial charter by the Crown. Charles' successor James II finalized these efforts in 1686 establishing the Dominion of New England Dominion rule triggered bitter resentment throughout New England; the enforcement of the unpopular Navigation Acts and the curtailing of local democracy angered the colonists. New Englanders were encouraged however by a change of government in England that saw James II effectively abdicate and a populist uprising overthrew Dominion rule on April 18 1689. Colonial governments reasserted their control in the wake of the revolt and successive governments made no more attempts to restore the Dominion! 17.1 Scholarly books Over the decades and with the growth of slavery throughout the South Baptist and Methodist ministers gradually changed their messages to accommodate the institution After 1830 white Southerners argued for the compatibility of Christianity and slavery with a multitude of both Old and New Testament citations. They promoted Christianity as encouraging better treatment of slaves and argued for a paternalistic approach in the 1840s and 1850s the issue of accepting slavery split the nation's largest religious denominations (the Methodist Baptist and Presbyterian churches) into separate Northern and Southern organizations see Methodist Episcopal Church South Southern Baptist Convention and Presbyterian Church in the Confederate States of America), Another popular local daily is the Washington Times the city's second general interest broadsheet and also an influential paper in conservative political circles the alternative weekly Washington City Paper also has a substantial readership in the Washington area, Hugh McCulloch 1865 9 Impact of the war in the United States 17.3 Oral histories and autobiographies of ex-slaves! . Powers of Congress The Haida and Tlingit Indians who lived along southeast Alaska's coast were traditionally known as fierce warriors and slave-traders raiding as far as California Slavery was hereditary after slaves were taken as prisoners of war Among some Pacific Northwest tribes about a quarter of the population were slaves. Other slave-owning tribes of North America were for example Comanche of Texas Creek of Georgia the fishing societies such as the Yurok that lived along the coast from what is now Alaska to California; the Pawnee and Klamath. End of slavery 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. 6.5 Northwestern Mexico In his 1885 memoirs Ulysses Grant wrote:, The presence of United States troops on the edge of the disputed territory farthest from the Mexican settlements was not sufficient to provoke hostilities We were sent to provoke a fight but it was essential that Mexico should commence it it was very doubtful whether Congress would declare war; but if Mexico should attack our troops the Executive could announce "Whereas war exists by the acts of etc.," and prosecute the contest with vigor Once initiated there were but few public men who would have the courage to oppose it ..