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Washington D.C. Business Directory Bureau of Engraving and Printing portrait of Lincoln as president. The U.S Navy contributed to the war by controlling the coast and clearing the way for U.S troops and supplies especially to Mexico's main port of Veracruz Even before hostilities began in the disputed northern region the U.S Navy created a blockade Given the shallow waters of that portion of the Gulf coast the U.S Navy needed ships with a shallow draft rather than large frigates Since the Mexican Navy was almost non-existent the U.S Navy could operate unimpeded in Gulf waters.

Bleeding Kansas Doctors of Medicine, Congressional Budget Office, White House 12 References Escaped slaves ca 1862 at the headquarters of General Lafayette. Jefferson and Hamilton bitter rivals Slavery Status of American women Others argue that the Compromise only made more obvious the pre-existing sectional divisions and laid the groundwork for future conflict They view the Fugitive Slave Law as helping to polarize the US as shown in the enormous reaction to Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin the passage of the Fugitive Slave Law aroused feelings of bitterness in the North Furthermore the Compromise of 1850 led to a breakdown in the spirit of compromise in the United States in the antebellum period directly before the Civil War the Compromise exemplifies that spirit but the deaths of influential senators who worked on the compromise primarily Henry Clay and Daniel Webster contributed to the feeling of increasing disparity between the North and South! Beginning in the 19th century with increasing mining and agriculture upstream and urban sewage and runoff downstream the water quality of the Potomac River deteriorated This created conditions of severe eutrophication It is said that President Abraham Lincoln used to escape to the highlands on summer nights to escape the river's stench in the 1960s with dense green algal blooms covering the river's surface President Lyndon Johnson declared the river "a national disgrace" and set in motion a long-term effort to reduce pollution from sewage and restore the beauty and ecology of this historic river One of significant pollution control projects at the time was the expansion of the Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant which serves Washington and several surrounding communities. Enactment of the 1972 Clean Water Act led to construction or expansion of additional sewage treatment plants in the Potomac watershed Controls on phosphorus one of the principal contributors to eutrophication were implemented in the 1980s through sewage plant upgrades and restrictions on phosphorus in detergents. Main article: Battle of Long Island Nullification Crisis, 4 Structure Further information: Shot heard 'round the world Boston campaign Invasion of Canada (1775) and American Revolutionary War. 1 Colonial America Israel and Palestine: Both Israel and the Palestinian Authority claim Jerusalem as capital Jerusalem serves as Israel's capital with the presidential residence government offices supreme court and parliament (Knesset) located there while the Palestinian Authority has no de facto or de jure control over any of Jerusalem Many countries with the notable exception of the United States which recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, take the position that the final status of Jerusalem is unsettled pending future negotiations Most countries maintain their diplomatic missions to Israel in Tel Aviv while diplomatic missions to Palestine are in various places such as Ramallah Gaza City Cairo and Damascus. 10 Legacy Further information: Native Americans in the United States Battle of Fallen Timbers Treaty of New York (1790) Treaty of Greenville Northwest Territory and Ohio Country. .