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From the confluence of its North and South Branches, Civil War and emancipation Washington D.C. Business Directory 16 Bibliography European Union (see details): Brussels is generally considered as the seat of the European Union alongside Strasbourg where the European Parliament has its official seat and votes because it hosts the major institutions of the EU the judiciary and some of the executive's work are located in Luxembourg and other bodies and agencies in other cities Although the main seats are fixed in the EU's treaties which form its legal basis they do not use the term "capital" for any city. Abraham Lincoln painting by George Peter Alexander Healy in 1869, In 1779 the Americans forced the hostile Indians out of upstate New York when Washington sent an army under John Sullivan which destroyed 40 empty Iroquois villages in central and western New York the Battle of Newtown proved decisive as the Patriots had an advantage of three-to-one and it ended significant resistance; there was little combat otherwise Sullivan systematically burned the empty villages and destroyed about 160,000 bushels of corn that composed the winter food supply Facing starvation and homeless for the winter the Iroquois fled to Canada the British resettled them in Ontario providing land grants as compensation for some of their losses, Further information: Western theater of the American Revolutionary War. . . Main articles: Capture of Santa Fe and Taos Revolt, Although the legislation did not specify an exact location it was assumed that Georgetown would be the capital Washington began scouting the area to the southeast of Georgetown near the Anacostia River (Eastern Branch) Some of the property owners expressed to the President that they were willing to sell land for the capital Washington also looked at other sites along the Potomac He decided that a few sites should be surveyed to provide specific details about the land and its ownership Washington returned to Philadelphia in late November 1790 to meet with Jefferson at this time the decision was reached to locate the capital at or adjacent to Georgetown, which was a short distance below the Fall Line and the farthest inland point for navigation.[citation needed], Israel and Palestine: Both Israel and the Palestinian Authority claim Jerusalem as capital Jerusalem serves as Israel's capital with the presidential residence government offices supreme court and parliament (Knesset) located there while the Palestinian Authority has no de facto or de jure control over any of Jerusalem Many countries with the notable exception of the United States which recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, take the position that the final status of Jerusalem is unsettled pending future negotiations Most countries maintain their diplomatic missions to Israel in Tel Aviv while diplomatic missions to Palestine are in various places such as Ramallah Gaza City Cairo and Damascus. ; .

. 15.6 Contemporaneous sources: Annual Register Lincoln mentioned his Emancipation Proclamation to members of his cabinet on July 21 1862 Secretary of State William H Seward told Lincoln to wait for a victory before issuing the proclamation as to do otherwise would seem like "our last shriek on the retreat" in September 1862 the Battle of Antietam provided this opportunity and the subsequent War Governors' Conference added support for the proclamation. Lincoln had already published a letter encouraging the border states especially to accept emancipation as necessary to save the Union Lincoln later said that slavery was "somehow the cause of the war". . . Washington and Georgetown retained their separate charters for seventy years until the District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871 That Act cancelled the charters of the towns and brought the entire area within the District borders under one district government ending any distinction between "the District of Columbia" and "Washington" making the two terms effectively synonymous. Myanmar (Burma): Naypyidaw was designated the national capital in 2005 the same year it was founded but most government offices and embassies are still located in Yangon (Rangoon), 6.2 Smaller states and bigger states Washington D.C. Business Directory Pause at Puebla; . See also: List of countries with multiple capitals, Flag of Washington D.C, 7.3 Emancipation Proclamation Cash in Market.