General George Washington Resigning His Commission From the Fairfax Stone the North Branch Potomac River flows 27 miles (43 km) to the man-made Jennings Randolph Lake an impoundment designed for flood control and emergency water supply Below the dam the North Branch cuts a serpentine path through the eastern Allegheny Mountains First it flows northeast by the communities of Bloomington Luke and Westernport in Maryland and then on by Keyser West Virginia to Cumberland Maryland at Cumberland the river turns southeast 103 miles (166 km) downstream from its source the North Branch is joined by the South Branch between Green Spring and South Branch Depot West Virginia from whence it flows past Hancock Maryland and turns southeast once more on its way toward Washington D.C and the Chesapeake Bay. . Historians in the 20th century identified 250 to 311 slave uprisings in U.S and colonial history. Those after 1776 include:.
Location within the United States, A minority of uncertain size tried to stay neutral in the war Most kept a low profile but the Quakers were the most important group to speak out for neutrality especially in Pennsylvania the Quakers continued to do business with the British even after the war began and they were accused of being supporters of British rule "contrivers and authors of seditious publications" critical of the revolutionary cause the majority of Quakers attempted to remain neutral although a sizeable number nevertheless participated to some degree! . The Constitution concentrates removal powers in the Congress by empowering and obligating the House of Representatives to impeach both executive and judicial officials for "Treason Bribery or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors" Impeachment is a formal accusation of unlawful activity by a civil officer or government official the Senate is constitutionally empowered and obligated to try all impeachments a simple majority in the House is required to impeach an official; however a two-thirds majority in the Senate is required for conviction a convicted official is automatically removed from office; in addition the Senate may stipulate that the defendant be banned from holding office in the future Impeachment proceedings may not inflict more than this; however a convicted party may face criminal penalties in a normal court of law in the history of the United States the House of Representatives has impeached sixteen officials of whom seven were convicted Another resigned before the Senate could complete the trial Only two presidents have ever been impeached: Andrew Johnson in 1868 and Bill Clinton in 1999 Both trials ended in acquittal; in Johnson's case the Senate fell one vote short of the two-thirds majority required for conviction in 1974 Richard Nixon resigned from office after impeachment proceedings in the House Judiciary Committee indicated he would eventually be removed from office. Current D.C teams have won a combined eleven professional league championships: the Washington Redskins have won five; D.C United has won four; and the Washington Wizards (then the Washington Bullets) and Washington Capitals have each won a single championship, Civil War and emancipation Few or no restraints on individuals holding multiple positions in government.
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