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. 7 Capital as symbol Many of the Founding Fathers attended or graduated from the colonial colleges most notably Columbia known at the time as "King's College" Princeton originally known as "The College of New Jersey" Harvard College the College of William and Mary Yale College and University of Pennsylvania Some had previously been home schooled or obtained early instruction from private tutors or academies. Others had studied abroad Ironically Benjamin Franklin who had little formal education himself would ultimately establish the College of Philadelphia based on European models (1740); "Penn" would have the first medical school (1765) in the thirteen colonies where another Founder Benjamin Rush would eventually teach, In surveys of U.S scholars ranking presidents conducted since the 1940s Lincoln is consistently ranked in the top three often as number one a 2004 study found that scholars in the fields of history and politics ranked Lincoln number one while legal scholars placed him second after George Washington.:264 in presidential ranking polls conducted in the United States since 1948 Lincoln has been rated at the top in the majority of polls Generally the top three presidents are rated as 1 Lincoln; 2 Washington; and 3 Franklin Delano Roosevelt although the order varies. . . ! Emanuel Leutze's famous 1851 depiction of Washington Crossing the Delaware Notable operations and milestones John Hancock president of the Continental Congress renowned for his large and stylish signature on the United States Declaration of Independence. On June 13 1847 Commodore Perry assembled the Mosquito Fleet and began moving towards the Grijalva River towing 47 boats that carried a landing force of 1,173 On June 15 12 miles (19 km) below San Juan Bautista the fleet ran through an ambush with little difficulty Again at an "S" curve in the river known as the "Devil's Bend" Perry encountered Mexican fire from a river fortification known as the Colmena redoubt but the fleet's heavy naval guns quickly dispersed the Mexican force. The Kennedy Center for Performing Arts is home to the Washington National Opera and National Symphony Orchestra, Main articles: Religious views of George Washington and American Enlightenment, Despite the ban slave imports continued through smugglers bringing in slaves past the U.S Navy's African Slave Trade Patrol to South Carolina and overland from Texas and Florida both under Spanish control. Congress increased the punishment associated with importing slaves classifying it in 1820 as an act of piracy with smugglers subject to harsh penalties including death if caught After that "it is unlikely that more than 10,000 [slaves] were successfully landed in the United States." But some smuggling of slaves into the United States continued until just before the start of the Civil War; see Wanderer (slave ship) and Clotilde (slave ship).

. 2.1.1 Colleges attended Main article: Prisoners of war in the American Revolutionary War See also: List of National Historic Landmarks in Washington D.C.; National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington D.C.; and List of museums in Washington D.C. Washington D.C. Business Directory, 7 Privileges and pay Currency and postage, Effect on the American Civil War. Conduct of the war, Washington D.C. Business Directory A painting of Lincoln sitting with his hand on his chin and his elbow on his leg. The Northwest Ordinance 1787, Northern antislavery elements feared the expansion of the Southern Slave Power; Whigs generally wanted to strengthen the economy with industrialization not expand it with more land Among the most vocal opposing the war in the House of Representatives was John Quincy Adams of Massachusetts Adams had first voiced concerns about expanding into Mexican territory in 1836 when he opposed Texas annexation He continued this argument in 1846 for the same reason War with Mexico would add new slavery territory to the nation When the vote to go to war with Mexico came to a vote on May 13 Adams spoke a resounding "No!" in the chamber Only 13 others followed his lead However he later voted for war appropriations.:151, The Emancipation Proclamation issued on September 22 1862 with effect on January 1 1863 declared free the slaves in 10 states not then under Union control with exemptions specified for areas under Union control in two states.:364 379 Lincoln spent the next 100 days preparing the army and the nation for emancipation while Democrats rallied their voters by warning of the threat that freed slaves posed to northern whites. . Further hostilities, Colleges attended The expansion of the interstate slave trade contributed to the "economic revival of once depressed seaboard states" as demand accelerated the value of slaves who were subject to sale, See also: List of colleges and universities in Washington D.C! 4 Statistics In 1777 the British sent Burgoyne's invasion force from Canada south to New York to seal off New England Their aim was to isolate New England which the British perceived as the primary source of agitation Rather than move north to support Burgoyne the British army in New York City went to Philadelphia in a major case of mis-coordination capturing it from Washington the invasion army under Burgoyne was much too slow and became trapped in northern New York state it surrendered after the Battles of Saratoga in October 1777 From early October 1777 until November 15 a siege distracted British troops at Fort Mifflin Philadelphia Pennsylvania and allowed Washington time to preserve the Continental Army by safely leading his troops to harsh winter quarters at Valley Forge, In March 1791 at Hamilton's urging with support from Madison Congress imposed an excise tax on distilled spirits to help curtail the national debt which took effect in July. Grain farmers strongly protested in Pennsylvania's frontier districts; they argued that they were unrepresented and were shouldering too much of the debt comparing their situation to excessive British taxation prior to the Revolutionary War On August 2 Washington assembled his cabinet to discuss how to deal with the situation Unlike Washington who had reservations about using force Hamilton had long waited for such a situation and was eager to suppress the rebellion by use of Federal authority and force. Not wanting to involve the federal government if possible Washington called on Pennsylvania state officials to take the initiative but they declined to take military action On August 7 Washington issued his first proclamation for calling up state militias After appealing for peace he reminded the protestors that unlike the rule of the British crown the Federal law was issued by state-elected representatives.