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4.8 War of 1812 Politics Two free states were proposed by Zachary Taylor who served as President from March 1849 to July 1850 as President he proposed that the entire area become two free states called California and New Mexico but much larger than the ones today None of the area would be left as an unorganized or organized territory which would avoid the question of slavery in the territories. Beginning during the revolution and in the first two decades of the postwar era every state in the North abolished slavery ending with New Jersey in 1804 although in some cases existing slaves were not liberated immediately These were the first abolitionist laws in the Atlantic World. Main article: Conquest of California, Concluding the Revolution Capitals that are not the seat of government. The Smithsonian Institution is an educational foundation chartered by Congress in 1846 that maintains most of the nation's official museums and galleries in Washington D.C the U.S government partially funds the Smithsonian and its collections are open to the public free of charge the Smithsonian's locations had a combined total of 30 million visits in 2013 the most visited museum is the National Museum of Natural History on the National Mall. Other Smithsonian Institution museums and galleries on the mall are: the National Air and Space Museum; the National Museum of African Art; the National Museum of American History; the National Museum of the American Indian; the Sackler and Freer galleries which both focus on Asian art and culture; the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden; the Arts and Industries Building; the S Dillon Ripley Center; and the Smithsonian Institution Building (also known as "The Castle") which serves as the institution's headquarters the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery are housed in the Old Patent Office Building near Washington's Chinatown the Renwick Gallery is officially part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum but is in a separate building near the White House Other Smithsonian museums and galleries include: the Anacostia Community Museum in Southeast Washington; the National Postal Museum near Union Station; and the National Zoo in Woodley Park.

Portugal: the Portuguese constitution has no reference to a capital Although Lisbon is home to the parliament the presidency and the judiciary no Portuguese official document states that Lisbon is the national capital, World Bank: Washington D.C. . . Washington D.C. Business Directory The conditions of the market led to shocks in the supply and demand of slaves which in turn changed prices for instance slaves became more expensive after the decrease in supply caused by the ban on importation of slaves in 1808 the market for the products of their work also affected slaves' economic value: demand for slaves fell with the price of cotton in 1840 Anticipation of changes also had a huge influence on prices As the civil war progressed there was great doubt that slavery would continue to be legal and prime males in New Orleans were sold at $1,116 by 1862 as opposed to $1,381 in 1861! Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry Hessian troops hired out to the British by their German sovereigns A group of men sitting at a table as another man creates money on a wooden machine. Washington D.C. Business Directory 2000 85.2% 171,923 9.0% 18,073, 5 Economy In early 1776 France set up a major program of aid to the Americans and the Spanish secretly added funds Each country spent one million "livres tournaises" to buy munitions a dummy corporation run by Pierre Beaumarchais concealed their activities American Patriots obtained some munitions through the Dutch Republic as well as French and Spanish ports in the West Indies.