. 13.1 Official 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, Northeast Brazil (Portuguese) 9.3% 2.1.1 Importation of slaves Peyton Randolph as president of the Continental Congress presided over creation of the Continental Association; Crittenden Compromise Following their victory at the Battle of Bladensburg the British entered Washington D.C burning down buildings including the White House.
Scholar and representative Lee H Hamilton asserted that the "historic mission of Congress has been to maintain freedom" and insisted it was a "driving force in American government" and a "remarkably resilient institution". Congress is the "heart and soul of our democracy" according to this view, even though legislators rarely achieve the prestige or name recognition of presidents or Supreme Court justices; one wrote that "legislators remain ghosts in America's historical imagination". One analyst argues that it is not a solely reactive institution but has played an active role in shaping government policy and is extraordinarily sensitive to public pressure. Several academics described Congress:! Blue Ridge Blueberry "The Storm that Saved Washington". On June 26 2008 the Supreme Court of the United States held in District of Columbia v Heller that the city's 1976 handgun ban violated the right to keep and bear arms as protected under the Second Amendment. However the ruling does not prohibit all forms of gun control; laws requiring firearm registration remain in place as does the city's assault weapon ban. .
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