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Washington was established as the capital of the United States as the result of a compromise following seven years of negotiation by members of the U.S. Congress as they tried to define the concept of a “federal enclave.”
Há 1 dia · Founded on July 16, 1790, Washington, DC is unique among American cities because it was established by the Constitution of the United States to serve as the nation’s capital. You can read the actual line at the National Archives.
Founding. Establishment. Plan of the City of Washington. 19th century. Economic development. War of 1812. Railroads arrive in Washington. Retrocession. Civil War era. Post-Civil War era. 20th century. Civil rights. Home rule. 21st century. Terrorism and security. Washington Navy Yard shooting. Statehood movement.
The city was founded in 1791, and the 6th Congress held the first session in the unfinished Capitol Building in 1800 after the capital moved from Philadelphia.
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Há 2 dias · Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. The city of Washington was built on a gently undulating, low, wide peninsula of land bounded by the Potomac River and its tributary, the Anacostia, in the belief that the location would develop into an important commercial port.
18 de jun. de 2010 · Washington, D.C., is the capital city of the United States, located between Virginia and Maryland on the north bank of the Potomac River. The city is home to all three branches of the federal ...
6 de nov. de 2007 · It was founded in 1791 and named after President George Washington. "Columbia" in "District of Columbia" refers to Christopher Columbus.
