2100 Queens

Washington's first term was largely devoted to economic concerns in which Hamilton had devised various plans to address matters the establishment of public credit became a primary challenge for the federal government. Hamilton submitted a report to a deadlocked Congress and he Madison and Jefferson reached the Compromise of 1790 in which Jefferson agreed to Hamilton's debt proposals in exchange for moving the nation's capital temporarily to Philadelphia and then south near Georgetown on the Potomac River the terms were legislated in the Funding Act of 1790 and the Residence Act both of which Washington signed into law Congress authorized the assumption and payment of the nation's debts with funding provided by customs duties and excise taxes, The war ended in 1783 and was followed by a period of prosperity the national government was still operating under the Articles of Confederation and was able to settle the issue of the western territories which the states ceded to Congress American settlers moved rapidly into those areas with Vermont Kentucky and Tennessee becoming states in the 1790s. The Virginia General Assembly voted in February 1846 to accept the return of Alexandria and on July 9 1846 Congress agreed to return all the territory that had been ceded by Virginia Therefore the District's current area consists only of the portion originally donated by Maryland. Confirming the fears of pro-slavery Alexandrians the Compromise of 1850 outlawed the slave trade in the District although not slavery itself, Broad Cattail In the United States in the early nineteenth century owners of female slaves could freely and legally use them as sexual objects This follows free use of female slaves on slaving vessels by the crews.:83 "Fancy" was a code word that indicated the girl or young woman was suitable for or trained for sexual use.:56 in some cases children were also abused in this manner the sale of a 13-year-old "nearly a fancy" is documented, Zephaniah Kingsley Jr bought his wife when she was 13.:191. . Dams on the Potomac River Politics 8 See also, The historian Ira Berlin wrote: Washington D.C. Business Directory The influence of Congress on the presidency has varied from period to period depending on factors such as congressional leadership presidential political influence historical circumstances such as war and individual initiative by members of Congress the impeachment of Andrew Johnson made the presidency less powerful than Congress for a considerable period afterwards the 20th and 21st centuries have seen the rise of presidential power under politicians such as Theodore Roosevelt Woodrow Wilson Franklin D Roosevelt Richard Nixon Ronald Reagan and George W Bush. However in recent years Congress has restricted presidential power with laws such as the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 and the War Powers Resolution Nevertheless the Presidency remains considerably more powerful today than during the 19th century. Executive branch officials are often loath to reveal sensitive information to members of Congress because of concern that information could not be kept secret; in return knowing they may be in the dark about executive branch activity congressional officials are more likely to distrust their counterparts in executive agencies. Many government actions require fast coordinated effort by many agencies and this is a task that Congress is ill-suited for Congress is slow open divided and not well matched to handle more rapid executive action or do a good job of overseeing such activity according to one analysis.

14.2 General histories See also: List of newspapers in Washington D.C and List of television shows set in Washington D.C. .