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13 External links Political views Main article: Early life and career of Abraham Lincoln 2.1.1 Colleges attended The British did not give up their forts until 1796 in the eastern Midwest stretching from Ohio to Wisconsin; they kept alive the dream of forming a satellite Indian nation there which they called a Neutral Indian Zone That goal was one of the causes of the War of 1812. ! District of Columbia Voting Rights Amendment: this option would allow DC residents to vote in Maryland or Virginia for their congressional representatives with the District of Columbia remaining an independent entity This was in effect from 1790 to 1801 prior to the Organic Act of 1801. 11 References They constituted less than 5% of the twelve million enslaved people brought from Africa to the Americas the great majority of enslaved Africans were transported to sugar colonies in the Caribbean and to Brazil as life expectancy was short their numbers had to be continually replenished Life expectancy was much higher in the U.S and the enslaved population was successful in reproduction the number of enslaved people in the U.S grew rapidly reaching 4 million by the 1860 Census From 1770 to 1860 the rate of natural growth of North American enslaved people was much greater than for the population of any nation in Europe and it was nearly twice as rapid as that of England, Gradual emancipation in New York (starting 1799) and New Jersey (starting 1804). ; . Hospitals in the Washington area became significant providers of medical services to wounded soldiers needing long-term care after being transported to the city from the front lines over the Long Bridge or by steamboat at the Wharf! .

The sarcophagi of George (right) and Martha Washington at the present tomb's entrance Switzerland: Bern is the Federal City of Switzerland and functions as de facto capital However the Swiss Supreme Court is located in Lausanne which is also the Olympic Capital. 1850s A statue of young Lincoln sitting on a stump holding a book open on his lap 2 History 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.