During the Spanish colonial era the Californias (i.e. the Baja California peninsula and Alta California) were sparsely settled After Mexico became independent it shut down the missions and reduced its military presence in 1842 the US minister in Mexico Waddy Thompson Jr suggested Mexico might be willing to cede Alta California to settle debts saying: "As to Texas I regard it as of very little value compared with California the richest the most beautiful and the healthiest country in the world . with the acquisition of Upper California we should have the same ascendency on the Pacific . France and England both have had their eyes upon it."[citation needed], 2.2 Polk's gambit During the Fall of 1789 Washington had to contend with the British military occupation in the Northwest frontier and their concerted efforts to incite hostile Indian tribes to attack American settlers.[p] the Northwest tribes under Miami chief Little Turtle allied with the British Army to resist American expansion and killed 1,500 settlers between 1783 and 1790. 2 Military hostilities begin Republicanism Simon Legree and Uncle Tom: a scene from Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852) an influential abolitionist novel. 4.7 High demand and smuggling Louisiana African-American history and culture scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr wrote:, Netherlands: Amsterdam is the constitutional national capital even though the Dutch government the parliament the supreme court the Council of State and the work palace of the King are all located in the Hague as are all the embassies (For more details see: Capital of the Netherlands.). Washington D.C. Business Directory, See also: George Washington and slavery and Thomas Jefferson and slavery, 8.2 Budgetary issues See also: List of National Historic Landmarks in Washington D.C.; National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington D.C.; and List of museums in Washington D.C. ! . On October 7 1837 Washington's remains were placed still in the original lead coffin within a marble sarcophagus designed by William Strickland and constructed by John Struthers earlier that year the sarcophagus was sealed and encased with planks and an outer vault was constructed around it the outer vault has the sarcophagi of both George and Martha Washington; the inner vault has the remains of other Washington family members and relatives.
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