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Bight of Biafra (Igbo Tikar Ibibio Bamileke Bubi) 24.4, Major-General Robert Ross British commander who led the attack on Washington, Post-constitution life 5 Legacy "Potomac" is a European spelling of Patawomeck the Algonquian name of a Native American village on its southern bank. Native Americans had different names for different parts of the river calling the river above Great Falls Cohongarooton meaning "honking geese" and "Patawomke" below the Falls meaning "river of swans" the spelling of the name has taken many forms over the years from "Patawomeck" (as on Captain John Smith's map) to "Patomake" "Patowmack" and numerous other variations in the 18th century and now "Potomac" the river's name was officially decided upon as "Potomac" by the Board on Geographic Names in 1931! . 5 Procedures of Congress Lewis Morris New York 1 Yes, 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! . One statute of the Compromise of 1850 enacted September 18 1850 is informally known as the Fugitive Slave Law or the Fugitive Slave Act it bolstered the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793 the new version of the Fugitive Slave Law required federal judicial officials in all states and federal territories including in those states and territories in which slavery was prohibited to assist with the return of escaped slaves to their masters actively in the states and territories permitting slavery Any federal marshal or other official who did not arrest an alleged runaway slave was liable to a fine of $1000 Law enforcement everywhere in the US had a duty to arrest anyone suspected of being a fugitive slave on no more evidence than a claimant's sworn testimony of ownership Suspected slaves could neither ask for a jury trial nor testify on their own behalf in addition any person aiding a runaway slave by providing food or shelter was to be subject to six months' imprisonment and a $1000 fine Officers capturing a fugitive slave were entitled to a fee for their work, 1998 66.2% 92,504 30.2% 42,280 Richard Dobbs Spaight North Carolina 1 Yes In Louisiana French colonists had established sugar cane plantations and exported sugar as the chief commodity crop After the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 Americans entered the state and joined the sugar cultivation Between 1810 and 1830 planters bought slaves from the North and the number of slaves increased from less than 10,000 to more than 42,000 Planters preferred young males who represented two-thirds of the slave purchases Dealing with sugar cane was even more physically demanding than growing cotton the largely young unmarried male slave force made the reliance on violence by the owners "especially savage"; In early 1778 the French responded to Burgoyne's defeat and entered into a Treaty of Alliance with the Americans the Continental Congress ratified the treaty in May which amounted to a French declaration of war against Britain the British evacuated Philadelphia for New York that June and Washington summoned a war council of American and French Generals He chose a partial attack on the retreating British at the Battle of Monmouth; the British were commanded by Howe's successor General Henry Clinton Generals Charles Lee and Lafayette moved with 4,000 men without Washington's knowledge and bungled their first attack on June 28 Washington relieved Lee and achieved a draw after an expansive battle at nightfall the British continued their retreat to New York and Washington moved his army outside the city. Monmouth was Washington's last battle in the North; he valued the safety of his army more than towns with little value to the British, The Washington Monument seen across the Tidal Basin during 2007's National Cherry Blossom Festival. Interpretations vary concerning the effect of the Revolution Contemporaries of the period referred to it as "the revolution", although the war is sometimes known as the "American War of Independence" outside the United States particularly in the United Kingdom!

; . 8 Concluding the Revolution Nullification Crisis The Guianas (British Dutch French) 4.2%, 8 Notable Civil War leaders from Washington D.C Each territory and Washington D.C elect a non-voting delegate to the U.S House of Representatives as they have throughout Congressional history They "possess the same powers as other members of the House except that they may not vote when the House is meeting as the House of Representatives." They are assigned offices and allowances for staff participate in debate and appoint constituents to the four military service academies for the Army Navy Air Force and Coast Guard.