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Washington's forceful action demonstrated that the new government could protect itself and its tax collectors This represented the first use of federal military force against the states and citizens and remains the only time that a sitting president has commanded troops in the field Washington justified his action against "certain self-created societies" which he regarded as "subversive organizations" that threatened the national union He did not dispute their right to protest but he insisted that their dissent must not violate federal law Congress agreed and extended their congratulations to him with only Madison and Jefferson expressing indifference. . Events leading to The Library of Congress is one of the world's largest libraries with more than 167 million cataloged items, DS CA (1774) DI (1776) AC (1777) USC (1787). Losing the war and the Thirteen Colonies was a shock to Britain the war revealed the limitations of Britain's fiscal-military state when they discovered that they suddenly faced powerful enemies with no allies and they were dependent on extended and vulnerable transatlantic lines of communication the defeat heightened dissension and escalated political antagonism to the King's ministers Inside Parliament the primary concern changed from fears of an over-mighty monarch to the issues of representation parliamentary reform and government retrenchment Reformers sought to destroy what they saw as widespread institutional corruption, and the result was a crisis from 1776 to 1783 the peace in 1783 left France financially prostrate while the British economy boomed thanks to the return of American business the crisis ended after 1784 thanks to the King's shrewdness in outwitting Charles James Fox (the leader of the Fox-North Coalition) and renewed confidence in the system engendered by the leadership of Prime Minister William Pitt Some historians suggest that loss of the American colonies enabled Britain to deal with the French Revolution with more unity and better organization than would otherwise have been the case. Britain turned towards Asia the Pacific and later Africa with subsequent exploration leading to the rise of the Second British Empire.

Washington D.C. Business Directory 60 years later in the early years of the Chesapeake Bay settlements colonial officials found it difficult to attract and retain laborers under the harsh frontier conditions and there was a high mortality rate. Most laborers came from Britain as indentured laborers signing contracts of indenture to pay with work for their passage their upkeep and their training usually on a farm the colonies had agricultural economies These indentured laborers were often young people who intended to become permanent residents in some cases convicted criminals were transported to the colonies as indentured laborers rather than being imprisoned the indentured laborers were not slaves but were required to work for four to seven years in Virginia to pay the cost of their passage and maintenance. Many Germans Scots-Irish and Irish came to the colonies in the 18th century settling in the backcountry of Pennsylvania and further south, 13.2 Citations The Native Americans of the region and thus the earliest white settlers referred to the South Branch Potomac River as the Wappatomaka Variants throughout the river's history included Wappatomica River Wapacomo River Wapocomo River Wappacoma River Wappatomaka River South Branch of Potowmac River and South Fork Potomac River; Carroll served in the Maryland Senate Underground Railroad American Slavery As it Is. 1.2 Designs on California 9.2 Social context A variety of fish inhabit the Potomac including bass muskellunge pike walleye the northern snakehead an invasive species resembling the native bowfin lamprey and American eel was first seen in 2004. Many types of sunfish are also present in the Potomac and its headwaters. Although rare bull sharks can be found. . Occupations The Residence Act specified that the capital be located along the Potomac River between the Eastern Branch (the Anacostia River) and the Connogochegue (near Williamsport and Hagerstown Maryland) and encompass an area of no more than "ten miles square" (10 miles (16 km) on a side for a maximum area of 100 square miles (259 km2)).[citation needed].