. Further information: Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War and Naval operations in the American Revolutionary War, Lincoln being carried by two men on a long board, Black and white photo of Mary Todd Lincoln's shoulders and head.
. In the 1830s the District's southern territory of Alexandria went into economic decline partly due to neglect by Congress the city of Alexandria was a major market in the American slave trade and pro-slavery residents feared that abolitionists in Congress would end slavery in the District further depressing the economy Alexandria's citizens petitioned Virginia to take back the land it had donated to form the District through a process known as retrocession, Since 2006 Congress has dropped 10 points in the Gallup confidence poll with only 9% having "a great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in their legislators. Since 2011 Gallup poll has reported Congress's approval rating among Americans at 10% or below three times. Public opinion of Congress plummeted further to 5% in October 2013 after parts of the U.S government deemed 'nonessential government' shut down. . The Sons of Liberty were formed in 1765 They used public demonstrations boycott violence and threats of violence to ensure that the British tax laws were unenforceable in Boston the Sons of Liberty burned the records of the vice admiralty court and looted the home of chief justice Thomas Hutchinson Several legislatures called for united action and nine colonies sent delegates to the Stamp Act Congress in New York City in October 1765 Moderates led by John Dickinson drew up a "Declaration of Rights and Grievances" stating that taxes passed without representation violated their rights as Englishmen Colonists emphasized their determination by boycotting imports of British merchandise.
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