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. Washington Monument Washington D.C, The Act gave President George Washington the authority to decide the exact location and hire a surveyor the President was required to have suitable buildings ready for Congress and other government offices by the first Monday in December 1800 (Monday December 1 1800) the federal government would provide financing for all public buildings, 1964 85.5% 169,796 14.5% 28,801 Provisions. Occupations Washington played a key role in the adoption and ratification of the Constitution and was then elected president by the Electoral College in the first two elections He implemented a strong well-financed national government while remaining impartial in a fierce rivalry between cabinet members Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton During the French Revolution he proclaimed a policy of neutrality while sanctioning the Jay Treaty He set enduring precedents for the office of president including the title "President of the United States" and his Farewell Address is widely regarded as a pre-eminent statement on republicanism.

. Daniel Roberdeau Pennsylvania 1 Yes Television and negative advertising. National capitals were arguably less important as military objectives in other parts of the world including the West because of socioeconomic trends toward localized authority a strategic modus operandi especially popular after the development of feudalism and reaffirmed by the development of democratic and capitalistic philosophies in 1204 after the Latin Crusaders captured the Byzantine capital Constantinople Byzantine forces were able to regroup in several provinces; provincial noblemen managed to reconquer the capital after 60 years and preserve the empire for another 200 years after that the British forces sacked various American capitals repeatedly during the Revolutionary War and War of 1812 but American forces could still carry on fighting from the countryside where they enjoyed support from local governments and the traditionally independent civilian frontiersmen Exceptions to these generalizations include highly centralized states such as France whose centralized bureaucracies could effectively coordinate far-flung resources giving the state a powerful advantage over less coherent rivals but risking utter ruin if the capital were taken in their military strategies traditional enemies of France such as Prussia (in the Franco-Prussian War of 1871) focused on the capture of Paris, Historian Caroline Robbins in 1977 examined the status of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence and concluded: {{quote|There were indeed disparities of wealth earned or inherited: some Signers were rich others had about enough to enable them to attend Congress .. the majority of revolutionaries were from moderately well-to-do or average income brackets Twice as many Loyalists belonged to the wealthiest echelon But some Signers were rich; few indigent .. the Signers were elected not for wealth or rank so much as because of the evidence they had already evinced of willingness for public service a few of them were wealthy or had financial resources that ranged from good to excellent but there are other founders who were less than wealthy On the whole they were less wealthy than the Loyalists, Some traders moved their "chattels" by sea with Norfolk to New Orleans being the most common route but most slaves were forced to walk overland Others were shipped downriver from such markets as Louisville on the Ohio River and Natchez on the Mississippi Traders created regular migration routes served by a network of slave pens yards and warehouses needed as temporary housing for the slaves in addition other vendors provided clothes food and supplies for slaves As the trek advanced some slaves were sold and new ones purchased Berlin concluded "In all the slave trade with its hubs and regional centers its spurs and circuits reached into every cranny of southern society Few southerners black or white were untouched.". . 1.2 Burning during the War of 1812, Sociologist Barry Schwartz argues that in the 1930s and 1940s the memory of Abraham Lincoln was practically sacred and provided the nation with "a moral symbol inspiring and guiding American life" During the Great Depression he argues Lincoln served "as a means for seeing the world's disappointments for making its sufferings not so much explicable as meaningful" Franklin D Roosevelt preparing America for war used the words of the Civil War president to clarify the threat posed by Germany and Japan Americans asked "What would Lincoln do?":xi 9 24 However Schwartz also finds that since World War II Lincoln's symbolic power has lost relevance and this "fading hero is symptomatic of fading confidence in national greatness" He suggested that postmodernism and multiculturalism have diluted greatness as a concept.:xi 9, Congress created the Continental Army on June 14 1775 and Samuel Adams and John Adams nominated Washington to become its commander in chief Washington was chosen over John Hancock because of his military experience and the belief that a Virginian would better unite the colonies He was considered an incisive leader who kept his "ambition in check." He was unanimously elected commander in chief by Congress the next day!