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Ledger of sale of 118 slaves Charleston South Carolina c 1754, The newly founded country of the United States had to create a new government to replace the British Parliament the U.S adopted the Articles of Confederation a declaration that established a national government with a one-house legislature Its ratification by all thirteen colonies gave the second Congress a new name: the Congress of the Confederation which met from 1781 to 1789 the Constitutional Convention took place during the summer of 1787 in Philadelphia. Although the Convention was called to revise the Articles of Confederation the intention from the outset for some including James Madison and Alexander Hamilton was to create a new frame of government rather than amending the existing one the delegates elected George Washington to preside over the Convention the result of the Convention was the United States Constitution and the replacement of the Continental Congress with the United States Congress. Main article: Transportation in Washington D.C Protestant churches that had separated from the Church of England (called "dissenters") were the "school of democracy" in the words of historian Patricia Bonomi. Before the Revolution the Southern Colonies and three of the New England Colonies had officially established churches:[clarification needed] Congregational in Massachusetts Bay Connecticut and New Hampshire and Anglican in Maryland Virginia North-Carolina South Carolina and Georgia New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Delaware and the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations had no officially established churches. Church membership statistics from the period are unreliable and scarce, but what little data exists indicates that Anglicans were not in the majority not even in the colonies where the Church of England was the established church and they probably did not comprise even 30 percent of the population (with the possible exception of Virginia). The U.S Congress approved the declaration of war on May 13 1846 after a few hours of debate with southern Democrats in strong support Sixty-seven Whigs voted against the war on a key slavery amendment, but on the final passage only 14 Whigs voted no, including Rep John Quincy Adams, Bangkok Thailand (1962 renewed 2002 and 2012), Memorial to the Mexican cadets killed in the Battle of Chapultepec. .

Opponents of D.C voting rights propose that the Founding Fathers never intended for District residents to have a vote in Congress since the Constitution makes clear that representation must come from the states Those opposed to making D.C a state claim that such a move would destroy the notion of a separate national capital and that statehood would unfairly grant Senate representation to a single city particularly one certain to elect Democratic representatives. The desertion rate in the U.S Army was 8.3% (9,200 out of 111,000) compared to 12.7% during the War of 1812 and usual peacetime rates of about 14.8% per year. Many men deserted to join another U.S unit and get a second enlistment bonus Some deserted because of the miserable conditions in camp it has been suggested that others used the army to get free transportation to California where they deserted to join the gold rush; this however is unlikely as gold was only discovered in California on January 24 1848 less than two weeks before the war concluded.[original research?] By the time word reached the eastern U.S that gold had been discovered word also reached it that the war was over, In the 18th century Britain became the world's largest slave trader Starting in 1777 the Patriots outlawed the importation of slaves state by state They all acted to end the international trade but it was later reopened in South Carolina and Georgia in 1807 Congress acted on President Jefferson's advice and made importing slaves from abroad a federal crime as the Constitution permitted starting January 1 1808, The source of the North Branch Potomac River is at the Fairfax Stone located at the junction of Grant Tucker and Preston counties in West Virginia; Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, Seven (Fitzsimons Gorham Luther Martin Mifflin Robert Morris Pierce and Wilson) suffered serious financial reversals that left them in or near bankruptcy Robert Morris spent three of the last years of his life imprisoned following bad land deals. Two Blount and Dayton were involved in possibly treasonous activities Yet as they had done before the convention most of the group continued to render public service particularly to the new government they had helped to create, Richard Caswell North Carolina 1 Yes Blizzards affect Washington on average once every four to six years the most violent storms are called "nor'easters" which often affect large sections of the East Coast. From January 27 to January 28 1922 the city officially received 28 inches (71 cm) of snowfall the largest snowstorm since official measurements began in 1885. According to notes kept at the time the city received between 30 and 36 inches (76 and 91 cm) from a snowstorm in January 1772. Washington had planned to resign after his first term but the political strife in the nation convinced him that he should remain in office. He was an able administrator and a judge of talent and character and he talked regularly with department heads to get their advice. He tolerated opposing views despite fears that a democratic system would lead to political violence and he conducted a smooth transition of power to his successor. He remained non-partisan throughout his presidency and opposed the divisiveness of political parties but he favored a strong central government was sympathetic to a Federalist form of government and leery of the Republican opposition, Crittenden Compromise Organic Act of 1871. Congress authorizes defense spending such as the purchase of the USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31).