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13 Notes The Native Americans of the region and thus the earliest white settlers referred to the South Branch Potomac River as the Wappatomaka Variants throughout the river's history included Wappatomica River Wapacomo River Wapocomo River Wappacoma River Wappatomaka River South Branch of Potowmac River and South Fork Potomac River, 1810 1,191,362 186,446 1,377,808 14% 7,239,881 19% The Library of Congress is one of the world's largest libraries with more than 167 million cataloged items, Painting of four men conferring in a ship's cabin entitled "The Peacemakers". Universal manhood suffrage or minimal property requirements for voting or holding office (New Jersey enfranchised some property-owning widows a step that it retracted 25 years later).

The Constitution guarantees absolute freedom of debate in both houses providing in the Speech or Debate Clause of the Constitution that "for any Speech or Debate in either House they shall not be questioned in any other Place" Accordingly a member of Congress may not be sued in court for slander because of remarks made in either house although each house has its own rules restricting offensive speeches and may punish members who transgress! . 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. Power in the chamber Lawmakers who spend serious time along the "rail of the House floor or in the Senate cloakroom ministering to the needs of their colleagues" Famous legislator Henry Clay in the mid-19th century was described as an "issue entrepreneur" who looked for issues to serve his ambitions.:34! . The Patowmack Canal was intended by George Washington to connect the Tidewater region near Georgetown with Cumberland Maryland Started in 1785 on the Virginia side of the river it was not completed until 1802 Financial troubles led to the closure of the canal in 1830 the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal operated along the banks of the Potomac in Maryland from 1831 to 1924 and also connected Cumberland to Washington D.C. This allowed freight to be transported around the rapids known as the Great Falls of the Potomac River as well as many other smaller rapids, Main terminal 8.4 Sister cities, Thomas Paine published his pamphlet Common Sense in January 1776 after the Revolution had started it was widely distributed and often read aloud in taverns contributing significantly to spreading the ideas of republicanism and liberalism together bolstering enthusiasm for separation from Great Britain and encouraging recruitment for the Continental Army. Paine offered a solution for Americans who were alarmed by the threat of tyranny. Overview In 1735 the Georgia Trustees enacted a law prohibiting slavery in the new colony which had been established in 1733 to enable the "worthy poor" as well as persecuted European Protestants to have a new start Slavery was then legal in the other twelve English colonies Neighboring South Carolina had an economy based on the use of enslaved labor the Georgia Trustees wanted to eliminate the risk of slave rebellions and make Georgia better able to defend against attacks from the Spanish to the south who offered freedom to escaped slaves James Edward Oglethorpe was the driving force behind the colony and the only trustee to reside in Georgia He opposed slavery on moral grounds as well as for pragmatic reasons and vigorously defended the ban on slavery against fierce opposition from Carolina slave merchants and land speculators, 5.1 Sessions Roger Sherman had served in the Connecticut House of Representatives, The American Revolutionary War began on April 19 1775 with the Battles of Lexington and Concord and the Siege of Boston the colonists were divided over breaking away from British rule and split into two factions: Patriots who rejected British rule and Loyalists who desired to remain subject to the British King. General Thomas Gage was commander of British forces in America at the beginning of the war. Upon hearing the shocking news of the onset of war Washington was "sobered and dismayed" and he hastily departed Mount Vernon on May 4 1775 to join the Continental Congress in Philadelphia.