9.1 Higher education Canary Islands (Spain): Until 1927 the capital of the Province of Canarias was Santa Cruz de Tenerife When the Canary Islands became an autonomous community in 1982 Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria were both given capital status. There is currently a balance of institutions between the two capitals; the Canary Islands is the only autonomous community in Spain which has two capitals. Nat Turner's slave rebellion, Washington D.C. Business Directory 10 Black slaveholders. In the 18th century Britain became the world's largest slave trader Starting in 1777 the Patriots outlawed the importation of slaves state by state They all acted to end the international trade but it was later reopened in South Carolina and Georgia in 1807 Congress acted on President Jefferson's advice and made importing slaves from abroad a federal crime as the Constitution permitted starting January 1 1808, Washington is one of 13 cities in the United States with teams from all four major professional men's sports and is home to one major professional women's team the Washington Wizards (National Basketball Association) the Washington Capitals (National Hockey League) and the Washington Mystics (Women's National Basketball Association) play at the Capital One Arena in Chinatown Nationals Park which opened in Southeast D.C in 2008 is home to the Washington Nationals (Major League Baseball) D.C United (Major League Soccer) plays at Audi Field the Washington Redskins (National Football League) play at FedExField in nearby Landover Maryland!
Washington wrote Alexander Hamilton on July 10: "I almost despair of seeing a favorable issue to the proceedings of our convention and do therefore repent having had any agency in the business." Nevertheless he lent his prestige to the goodwill and work of the other delegates He unsuccessfully lobbied many to support ratification of the Constitution such as anti-federalist Patrick Henry to whom he said "the adoption of it under the present circumstances of the Union is in my opinion desirable" declaring that the alternative would be anarchy. Washington and Madison then spent four days at Mount Vernon evaluating the transition of the new government. ! Ad for the Federalist 1820 23,336 50.8% The Second Continental Congress approved the "Articles of Confederation" for ratification by the states on November 15 1777; the Congress immediately began operating under the Articles' terms providing a structure of shared sovereignty during prosecution of the war and facilitating international relations and alliances with France and Spain the articles were ratified on March 1 1781 at that point the Continental Congress was dissolved and a new government of the United States in Congress Assembled took its place on the following day with Samuel Huntington as presiding officer. Originally Washington had planned to retire after his first term while many Americans could not imagine anyone else taking his place. After nearly four years as President and dealing with the infighting in his own cabinet and with partisan critics Washington showed little enthusiasm in running for a second term while Martha also wanted him not to run. James Madison urged him not to retire that his absence would only allow the dangerous political rift in his cabinet and in the House to worsen Jefferson also pleaded with him not to retire and agreed to drop his attacks on Hamilton or he would also retire if Washington did. Hamilton maintained that Washington's absence would be "deplored as the greatest evil" to the country at this time. During this time Washington's close nephew George Augustine Washington his manager at Mount Vernon was critically ill and had to be replaced further increasing Washington's desire to retire and return to Mount Vernon.
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