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. 6 Conduct of the war, Washington D.C. Business Directory, Slaves shipped to those regions that are part of the present-day United States.

There were no laws regarding slavery early in Virginia's history But in 1640 a Virginia court sentenced John Punch an African to slavery after he attempted to flee his service the two whites with whom he fled were sentenced only to an additional year of their indenture and three years' service to the colony. This marked the first legal sanctioning of slavery in the English colonies and was one of the first legal distinctions made between Europeans and Africans. Washington D.C citizens alone among U.S territories have the right to directly vote for the President of the United States although the Democratic and Republican political parties nominate their presidential candidates at national conventions which include delegates from the five major territories, Many places and monuments have been named in honor of Washington most notably the nation's capital Washington D.C the state of Washington is the only state to be named after a president. Harvard College: John Adams Samuel Adams John Hancock and William Williams. The District's four NCAA Division I teams American Eagles George Washington Colonials Georgetown Hoyas and Howard Bison and Lady Bison have a broad following the Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team is the most notable and also plays at the Capital One Arena From 2008 to 2012 the District hosted an annual college football bowl game at RFK Stadium called the Military Bowl the D.C area is home to one regional sports television network Comcast SportsNet (CSN) based in Bethesda Maryland, (English: Justice for All) 5.2 Disputed capitals On April 17 a "Committee of Thirteen" agreed on the border of Texas as part of Clay's plan the dimensions were later changed That same day during debates on the measures in the Senate Vice President Fillmore and Senator Benton verbally sparred with Fillmore charging that the Missourian was "out of order." During the heated debates Compromise floor leader Henry S Foote of Mississippi drew a pistol on Benton. .