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Generals Washington and Rochambeau standing in front of HQ tent giving last orders before the attack on Yorktown, A dark-haired bearded middle-aged man holding documents is seated among seven other men, The Burning of Washington was a British invasion of Washington D.C. the capital of the United States during the War of 1812 On August 24 1814 after defeating the Americans at the Battle of Bladensburg a British force led by Major General Robert Ross burned down multiple buildings including the White House (then called the Presidential Mansion) the Capitol building as well as other facilities of the U.S government the attack was in part a retaliation for the recent American destruction of Port Dover in Upper Canada the Burning of Washington marks the only time since the American Revolutionary War that a foreign power has captured and occupied the United States capital it was the only significant foreign attack on Washington D.C until the September 11 attacks 187 years later and remains the most devastating attack in the city's history. Background 1992 84.6% 192,619 9.1% 20,698 Abolition of slavery by Congressional action 1861.

Joint resolutions There is little difference between a bill and a joint resolution since both are treated similarly; a joint resolution originating from the House for example begins "H.J.Res." followed by its number. 1856 campaign Main article: Battle of Long Island, 1777 Jean-Baptiste Greuze portrait of Ben Franklin 7.2 South Branch Potomac River. Washington D.C. Business Directory By contrast the Seminole welcomed into their nation African Americans who had escaped slavery (Black Seminoles) Historically the Black Seminoles lived mostly in distinct bands near the Native American Seminole Some were held as slaves of particular Seminole leaders Seminole practice in Florida had acknowledged slavery though not the chattel slavery model common elsewhere it was in fact more like feudal dependency and taxation the relationship between Seminole blacks and natives changed following their relocation in the 1830s to territory controlled by the Creek who had a system of chattel slavery Pro slavery pressure from Creek and pro-Creek Seminole and slave raiding led to many Black Seminoles escaping to Mexico. Lincoln and his political advisers manipulated his image and background....Sometimes he appeared as a straight-shooting plain-talking common-sense-wielding man of the people His image as the "Rail Splitter" dates from this era His supporters also portrayed him as "Honest Abe," the country fellow who was simply dressed and not especially polished or formal in his manner but who was as honest and trustworthy as his legs were long Even Lincoln's tall gangly frame was used to good advantage during the campaign as many drawings and posters show the candidates sprinting past his vertically challenged rivals at other times Lincoln appeared as a sophisticated thoughtful articulate "presidential" candidate, Main article: Library of Congress Painting by Howard Chandler Christy depicting the signing of the Constitution of the United States with Washington as the presiding officer standing at right. Africans first came to the New World with Christopher Columbus in 1492 Juan Las Canaries was a crewman on Columbus' flagship the Santa Maria Not much longer after the first enslavement occurred in what would later be the United States in 1508 Ponce de Leon established the first settlement near present-day San Juan and began enslaving the indigenous Tainos in 1513 to supplement the dwindling Tainos population the first African slaves were imported to Puerto Rico.