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What was the nations capital built on the Potomac River between Maryland and Virginia?
A.) George Washington chose the site because it was a central location. B.) Benjamin Banneker shows the side based on Article V of the Constitution. C.) Pierre-Charles L’Enfant wanted to sell land in Maryland to the U.S. government. D.) Thomas Jefferson won at the capital to be near his plantation at Monticello.
A) George Washington chose the site because it was a central location.
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What is the name of your nations capital?
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Why did Maryland not secede from the union in 1865?
Because Washington, D.C. (the nation's capital) lies between Maryland and Virginia. President Lincoln placed much of Maryland under Martial Law during the war to protect the capital.
State that donated land for the District of Columbia?
The state of Maryland donated land to build the nation's capital in Washington, D.C. The capital of the United States before this was Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. John Quincy Adams was the first President of the United States to sleep in the White House but for only a short time before his term was up.
What slaves states surrounded the union capital during the civil war?
Maryland ('Buffer' state, loyal to Union). Virginia (Late recruit to the Confederacy, but containing the Confederate capital, Rchmond.)
What does Washington D.C stand for?
The history behind the naming of the Nations Capital is...Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbiaand commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790.The City of Washington was originally a separate municipality within the Territory of Columbia until an act of Congress in 1871 effectively merged the City and the Territory into a single entity called the District of Columbia. It is for this reason that the city, while legally named the District of Columbia, is known as Washington, D.C.Columbia was chosen as it was a poetic name commonly in use to describe the United States in the late 1800's
