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6.3 Arts Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States by Howard Chandler Christy (1940) Congress passed the Organic Act of 1871 which repealed the individual charters of the cities of Washington and Georgetown and created a new territorial government for the whole District of Columbia. President Grant appointed Alexander Robey Shepherd to the position of governor in 1873 Shepherd authorized large-scale projects that greatly modernized the City of Washington but ultimately bankrupted the District government in 1874 Congress replaced the territorial government with an appointed three-member Board of Commissioners. West-central Africa (Kongo N Mbundu S Mbundu) 26.1 The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States and consists of two chambers: the House of Representatives and the Senate the Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington D.C Both senators and representatives are chosen through direct election though vacancies in the Senate may be filled by a gubernatorial appointment Congress has 535 voting members: 435 representatives and 100 senators the House of Representatives has six non-voting members representing Puerto Rico American Samoa Guam the Northern Mariana Islands the U.S Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia in addition to its 435 voting members Although they cannot vote in the full house these members can address the house sit and vote in congressional committees and introduce legislation. Caning of Charles Sumner Slaveholders included people of African ancestry an African former indentured servant who settled in Virginia in 1621 Anthony Johnson became one of the earliest documented slave owners in the mainland American colonies when he won a civil suit for ownership of John Casor in 1830 there were 3,775 such black slaveholders in the South who owned a total of 12,760 slaves a small percent out of a total of over 2 million slaves. 80% of the black slaveholders were located in Louisiana South Carolina Virginia and Maryland. Washington advised Congress in August 1783 to keep a standing army create a "national militia" of separate state units and establish a navy and a national military academy He circulated his "Farewell" orders that discharged his troops whom he called "one patriotic band of brothers" Before his return to Mount Vernon he oversaw the evacuation of British forces in New York and was greeted by parades and celebrations where he announced that Knox had been promoted commander-in-chief, Hospitals in the Washington area became significant providers of medical services to wounded soldiers needing long-term care after being transported to the city from the front lines over the Long Bridge or by steamboat at the Wharf, 7 Capital as symbol Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States. . On January 16 1776 during the Revolutionary War Congress allowed free blacks to serve in the militia Washington initially protested the enlistment of slaves but later relented when the British emancipated and used slaves By the end of the war one-tenth of Washington's army were Blacks, Colonization movement 2 Compromise and adoption, Estonia: the Supreme Court and the Ministry of Education and Research are located in Tartu.

Re-election "Fancy ladies" by Gilbert Stuart (1797) The U Street Corridor in Northwest D.C known as "Washington's Black Broadway" is home to institutions like the Howard Theatre Bohemian Caverns and the Lincoln Theatre which hosted music legends such as Washington-native Duke Ellington John Coltrane and Miles Davis. Washington has its own native music genre called go-go; a post-funk percussion-driven flavor of rhythm and blues that was popularized in the late 1970s by D.C band leader Chuck Brown. 9.1 Ideology behind the Revolution 8 Additional images Following the Battle of Bunker Hill in June 1775 the Patriots had control of Massachusetts outside the Boston city limits and the Loyalists suddenly found themselves on the defensive with no protection from the British army in all 13 colonies Patriots had overthrown their existing governments closing courts and driving away British officials They had elected conventions and "legislatures" that existed outside any legal framework; new constitutions were drawn up in each state to supersede royal charters They declared that they were states not colonies. .