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; In his Federalist No 43 published January 23 1788 James Madison argued that the new federal government would need authority over a national capital to provide for its own maintenance and safety. Five years earlier a band of unpaid soldiers besieged Congress while its members were meeting in Philadelphia Known as the Pennsylvania Mutiny of 1783 the event emphasized the need for the national government not to rely on any state for its own security, A new federal city was then constructed on the north bank of the Potomac to the east of Georgetown On September 9 1791 the three commissioners overseeing the capital's construction named the city in honor of President Washington the federal district was named Columbia (a feminine form of "Columbus") which was a poetic name for the United States commonly in use at that time. Congress held its first session in Washington on November 17 1800. . Northwest Ordinance 1830 30,261 29.7% Expensive campaigns 1 Washington D.C during the early stages of the War. ! Texas 9 Notes The following table shows the major tributaries of the North Branch Potomac River listed in order from the source to its mouth Numerous other tributary creeks exist, At the beginning of the war Mexican forces were divided between the permanent forces (permanentes) and the active militiamen (activos) the permanent forces consisted of 12 regiments of infantry (of two battalions each) three brigades of artillery eight regiments of cavalry one separate squadron and a brigade of dragoons the militia amounted to nine infantry and six cavalry regiments in the northern territories of Mexico presidial companies (presidiales) protected the scattered settlements there. 7.1 Privileges protecting members The following table shows the major tributaries of the North Branch Potomac River listed in order from the source to its mouth Numerous other tributary creeks exist.

1.1 Origins In April 1776 the North Carolina Provincial Congress issued the Halifax Resolves explicitly authorizing its delegates to vote for independence by June nine Provincial Congresses were ready for independence; one by one the last four fell into line: Pennsylvania Delaware Maryland and New York Richard Henry Lee was instructed by the Virginia legislature to propose independence and he did so on June 7 1776 On June 11 a committee was created to draft a document explaining the justifications for separation from Britain After securing enough votes for passage independence was voted for on July 2. .