. ; . . Washington's great-grandfather John Washington immigrated in 1656 from Sulgrave England to the British Colony of Virginia where he accumulated 5,000 acres (2,000 ha) of land including Little Hunting Creek on the Potomac River George Washington was born February 22 1732 at Popes Creek in Westmoreland County Virginia and was the first of six children of Augustine and Mary Ball Washington by English common law Washington was a naturalized subject of the King as were all others born in the English colonies. His father was a justice of the peace and a prominent public figure who had three additional children from his first marriage to Jane Butler the family moved to Little Hunting Creek in 1735 then to Ferry Farm near Fredericksburg Virginia in 1738 When Augustine died in 1743 Washington inherited Ferry Farm and ten slaves; his older half-brother Lawrence inherited Little Hunting Creek and renamed it Mount Vernon, 8 Results Washington stressed that national identity was paramount while a united America would safeguard freedom and prosperity He warned the nation of three eminent dangers: regionalism partisanship and foreign entanglements and said the "name of AMERICAN which belongs to you in your national capacity must always exalt the just pride of patriotism more than any appellation derived from local discriminations." Washington called for men to move beyond partisanship for the common good stressing that the United States must concentrate on its own interests He warned against foreign alliances and their influence in domestic affairs and against bitter partisanship and the dangers of political parties. He counseled friendship and commerce with all nations but advised against involvement in European wars. He stressed the importance of religion asserting that "religion and morality are indispensable supports" in a republic. Washington's address favored Hamilton's Federalist ideology and economic policies, $100,000-dollar bill Committee on Expenditures in the War Department.
Grasses of the Potomac River Basin Aftermath Mary Todd Lincoln wife of Abraham Lincoln age 28, The Constitution concentrates removal powers in the Congress by empowering and obligating the House of Representatives to impeach both executive and judicial officials for "Treason Bribery or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors" Impeachment is a formal accusation of unlawful activity by a civil officer or government official the Senate is constitutionally empowered and obligated to try all impeachments a simple majority in the House is required to impeach an official; however a two-thirds majority in the Senate is required for conviction a convicted official is automatically removed from office; in addition the Senate may stipulate that the defendant be banned from holding office in the future Impeachment proceedings may not inflict more than this; however a convicted party may face criminal penalties in a normal court of law in the history of the United States the House of Representatives has impeached sixteen officials of whom seven were convicted Another resigned before the Senate could complete the trial Only two presidents have ever been impeached: Andrew Johnson in 1868 and Bill Clinton in 1999 Both trials ended in acquittal; in Johnson's case the Senate fell one vote short of the two-thirds majority required for conviction in 1974 Richard Nixon resigned from office after impeachment proceedings in the House Judiciary Committee indicated he would eventually be removed from office. .
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