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Douglas General Hospital After 1830 abolitionist and minister William Lloyd Garrison promoted emancipation characterizing slaveholding as a personal sin He demanded that slaveowners repent and start the process of emancipation His position increased defensiveness on the part of some southerners who noted the long history of slavery among many cultures a few abolitionists such as John Brown favored the use of armed force to foment uprisings among the slaves as he did at Harper's Ferry Most abolitionists tried to raise public support to change laws and to challenge slave laws Abolitionists were active on the lecture circuit in the North and often featured escaped slaves in their presentations the eloquent Frederick Douglass became an important abolitionist leader after escaping from slavery Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852) was an international bestseller and aroused popular sentiment against slavery it also provoked the publication of numerous anti-Tom novels by Southerners in the years before the American Civil War; Growth and redevelopment 8 Reconstruction to present 5.3 Bills and resolutions Bukittinggi West Sumatra Indonesia (1948) Bicentennial logo 10.3 Works cited Southwest Airlines began service at Dulles in Fall 2006. Washington D.C. Business Directory 13 References As a respected military hero and large landowner Washington held local offices and was elected to the Virginia provincial legislature representing Frederick County in the House of Burgesses for seven years beginning in 1758. He plied the voters with beer brandy and other beverages although he was absent while serving on the Forbes Expedition. He won election with roughly 40 percent of the vote defeating three other candidates with the help of several local supporters He rarely spoke in his early legislative career but he became a prominent critic of Britain's taxation and mercantilist policies in the 1760s. .

An expected 32% increase in transit usage within the District by 2030 has spurred the construction of a new DC Streetcar system to interconnect the city's neighborhoods. Construction has also started on an additional Metro line that will connect Washington to Dulles airport the District is part of the regional Capital Bikeshare program Started in 2010 it is currently one of the largest bicycle sharing systems in the country with over 4,351 bicycles and more than 395 stations all provided by PBSC Urban Solutions by 2012 the city's network of marked bicycle lanes covered 56 miles (90 km) of streets. . The Founding Fathers were strong advocates of republican values particularly Samuel Adams Patrick Henry John Adams Benjamin Franklin Thomas Jefferson Thomas Paine George Washington James Madison and Alexander Hamilton, which required men to put civic duty ahead of their personal desires Men had a civic duty to be prepared and willing to fight for the rights and liberties of their countrymen John Adams wrote to Mercy Otis Warren in 1776 agreeing with some classical Greek and Roman thinkers: "Public Virtue cannot exist without private and public Virtue is the only Foundation of Republics." He continued:.