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Lincoln and McClellan From late 1848 Americans and foreigners of many different countries rushed into California for the California Gold Rush exponentially increasing the population in response to growing demand for a better more representative government a Constitutional Convention was held in 1849 the delegates unanimously outlawed slavery They had no interest in extending the Missouri Compromise Line through California and splitting the state; the lightly-populated southern half never had slavery and was heavily Hispanic. United States Congress meeting c 1915 Nauru: Nauru a microstate of only 21 square kilometres (8.1 sq mi) has no distinct capital city but has a capital district instead, With the development of slave and free states after the American Revolution and far-flung commercial and military activities new situations arose in which slaves might be taken by masters into free states Most free states not only prohibited slavery but ruled that slaves brought and kept there illegally could be freed Such cases were sometimes known as transit cases. Daniel Roberdeau Pennsylvania 1 Yes 1.1 Origins Faced with an open rebellion that had turned hostile Lincoln began organizing a military force to protect Washington the Confederates desired to make Washington their capital and massed to take it On April 10 forces began to trickle into the city On April 19 the Baltimore riot threatened the arrival of further reinforcements Led by Andrew Carnegie a railroad was built circumventing Baltimore allowing soldiers to arrive on April 25 thereby saving the capital, Motto(s): Justitia Omnibus, Good public policy Legislators who "burnish a reputation for policy expertise and leadership". . . . Richard Henry Lee Virginia 3 Yes Yes Yes Trees of the Potomac River Basin, Commander of the Continental Army Charles Willson Peale (1776) Although the legislation did not specify an exact location it was assumed that Georgetown would be the capital Washington began scouting the area to the southeast of Georgetown near the Anacostia River (Eastern Branch) Some of the property owners expressed to the President that they were willing to sell land for the capital Washington also looked at other sites along the Potomac He decided that a few sites should be surveyed to provide specific details about the land and its ownership Washington returned to Philadelphia in late November 1790 to meet with Jefferson at this time the decision was reached to locate the capital at or adjacent to Georgetown, which was a short distance below the Fall Line and the farthest inland point for navigation.[citation needed]. .

. James McHenry Maryland 1 Yes Republic of Texas Colonial America Salamanders of the Potomac River Basin.