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; Wellington became the capital city of New Zealand in 1865 it lies at the southern tip of the North Island of New Zealand the smaller of New Zealand's two main islands (which subsequently became the more populous island,) immediately across Cook Strait from the South Island the previous capital Auckland lies much further north in the North Island; the move followed a long argument for a more central location for parliament, Mansfield Lovell The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (i.e WASA or D.C Water) is an independent authority of the D.C government that provides drinking water and wastewater collection in Washington WASA purchases water from the historic Washington Aqueduct which is operated by the Army Corps of Engineers the water sourced from the Potomac River is treated and stored in the city's Dalecarlia Georgetown and McMillan reservoirs the aqueduct provides drinking water for a total of 1.1 million people in the District and Virginia including Arlington Falls Church and a portion of Fairfax County the authority also provides sewage treatment services for an additional 1.6 million people in four surrounding Maryland and Virginia counties, Slave states (without Texas' claims to New Mexico). Challenges in Mexico The First Continental Congress was a gathering of representatives from twelve of the thirteen British Colonies in North America. On July 4 1776 the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence referring to the new nation as the "United States of America" the Articles of Confederation in 1781 created the Congress of the Confederation a unicameral body with equal representation among the states in which each state had a veto over most decisions Congress had executive but not legislative authority and the federal judiciary was confined to admiralty and lacked authority to collect taxes regulate commerce or enforce laws. . William Few Georgia 1 Yes While slaves' living conditions were poor by modern standards Robert Fogel argued that all workers free or slave during the first half of the 19th century were subject to hardship. The Old Brick Capitol serving as a prison during the Civil War, Television and negative advertising When detailed studies were issued by the Corps in the 1950s they met sustained opposition led by U.S Supreme Court Justice William O Douglas resulting in the plans' abandonment the only dam project that did get built was Jennings Randolph Lake on the North Branch the Corps built a supplementary water intake for the Washington Aqueduct at Little Falls in 1959, President John Witherspoon of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) wrote widely circulated sermons linking the American Revolution to the teachings of the Bible Throughout the colonies dissenting Protestant ministers (Congregational Baptist and Presbyterian) preached Revolutionary themes in their sermons while most Church of England clergymen preached loyalty to the king the titular head of the English state church. Religious motivation for fighting tyranny transcended socioeconomic lines to encompass rich and poor men and women frontiersmen and townsmen farmers and merchants the Declaration of Independence also referred to the "Laws of Nature and of Nature's God" as justification for the Americans' separation from the British monarchy Most eighteenth-century Americans believed that the entire universe ("nature") was God's creation and he was "Nature's God" Everything was part of the "universal order of things" which began with God and was directed by his providence. Accordingly the signers of the Declaration professed their "firm reliance on the Protection of divine Providence" and they appealed to "the Supreme Judge for the rectitude of our intentions". George Washington was firmly convinced that he was an instrument of providence to the benefit of the American people and of all humanity.

. 7.2 Pay and benefits, The phrase "Founding Fathers" is a 20th-century appellation coined by Warren G Harding in 1916.[citation needed] Prior to and during the 19th century they were referred to as simply the "Fathers".[citation needed] the term has been used to describe the founders and first settlers of the original royal colonies, Kingdom of France: the traditional capital was Paris though from 1682-1789 the seat of government was at the Palace of Versailles located in a rural area southwest of Paris! United States: After the assassination of civil rights leader Dr Martin Luther King Jr on April 4 1968 riots broke out in the District primarily in the U Street 14th Street 7th Street and H Street corridors centers of black residential and commercial areas the riots raged for three days until more than 13,600 federal troops stopped the violence Many stores and other buildings were burned; rebuilding was not completed until the late 1990s, Faced with an open rebellion that had turned hostile Lincoln began organizing a military force to protect Washington the Confederates desired to make Washington their capital and massed to take it On April 10 forces began to trickle into the city On April 19 the Baltimore riot threatened the arrival of further reinforcements Led by Andrew Carnegie a railroad was built circumventing Baltimore allowing soldiers to arrive on April 25 thereby saving the capital. Prominent Founding Fathers writing in the Federalist Papers felt that elections were essential to liberty that a bond between the people and the representatives was particularly essential and that "frequent elections are unquestionably the only policy by which this dependence and sympathy can be effectually secured" in 2009 however few Americans were familiar with leaders of Congress the percentage of Americans eligible to vote who did in fact vote was 63% in 1960 but has been falling since although there was a slight upward trend in the 2008 election. Public opinion polls asking people if they approve of the job Congress is doing have in the last few decades hovered around 25% with some variation. Scholar Julian Zeliger suggested that the "size messiness virtues and vices that make Congress so interesting also create enormous barriers to our understanding the institution . Unlike the presidency Congress is difficult to conceptualize." Other scholars suggest that despite the criticism "Congress is a remarkably resilient institution . its place in the political process is not threatened . it is rich in resources" and that most members behave ethically. They contend that "Congress is easy to dislike and often difficult to defend" and this perception is exacerbated because many challengers running for Congress run against Congress which is an "old form of American politics" that further undermines Congress's reputation with the public:. ; .