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5.3 Bills
and resolutions. February 1
1784
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The historical records of
the House of Representatives and
the Senate
are maintained by
the Center
for Legislative Archives
which is
a part of
the National Archives
and Records Administration. Washington dealt with major problems
the old Confederation lacked
the powers
to handle its workload
and had weak leadership
no executive
a small bureaucracy of clerks
a large debt
worthless paper money
and no power
to establish taxes. He had
the task of assembling
an executive department
and relied on Tobias Lear
for advice selecting its officers. Great Britain refused
to relinquish its forts
in
the American West
and Barbary pirates preyed on American merchant ships
in
the Mediterranean at
a time when
the United States did not even have
a navy, Pennsylvania Yes
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3 Signatories
to founding documents. 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]; . ! . .
In February 1786
Washington took
a census of Mount Vernon
and recorded 224 slaves
by 1799
slaves
at Mount Vernon totaled 317 that included 143 children. Washington owned 124 slaves
leased 40 slaves
and held 153 slaves
for his wife's dower interest. Washington supported many slaves who were too young or too old
to work
greatly increasing Mount Vernon's slave population
and causing
the plantation
to operate at
a loss. Those "considered educated
and refined
were purchased by
the wealthiest clients
usually plantation owners
to become personal sexual companions." "There was
a great demand
in New Orleans
for 'fancy girls'.". 2.2.3 Legal apprenticeships
Interpretations vary concerning
the effect of
the Revolution
Contemporaries of
the period referred
to
it
as "the revolution", although
the war
is sometimes known as
the "American War of Independence" outside
the United States
particularly
in
the United Kingdom.
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