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In Louisiana French colonists had established sugar cane plantations and exported sugar as the chief commodity crop After the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 Americans entered the state and joined the sugar cultivation Between 1810 and 1830 planters bought slaves from the North and the number of slaves increased from less than 10,000 to more than 42,000 Planters preferred young males who represented two-thirds of the slave purchases Dealing with sugar cane was even more physically demanding than growing cotton the largely young unmarried male slave force made the reliance on violence by the owners "especially savage"! Blacks % Free 8.2 National debt, 1972 78.1% 127,627 21.6% 35,226 The Siege of Yorktown Virginia was a decisive allied victory by the combined forces of the Continental Army commanded by General Washington the French Army commanded by the General Comte de Rochambeau and the French Navy commanded by Admiral de Grasse in the defeat of Cornwallis' British forces On August 19 the march to Yorktown led by Washington and Rochambeau began which is known now as the "celebrated march". Washington was in command of an army of 7,800 Frenchmen 3,100 militia and 8,000 Continentals Lacking in experience in siege warfare Washington often deferred judgment to Rochambeau effectively putting him in command however Rochambeau never challenged Washington's authority, Martha Washington Fellow Whig Abraham Lincoln contested Polk's causes for the war Polk had said that Mexico had "shed American blood upon American soil" Lincoln submitted eight "Spot Resolutions" demanding that Polk state the exact spot where Thornton had been attacked and American blood shed and clarify whether or not that location was actually American soil or in fact had been claimed by Spain and Mexico Lincoln too refused to actually stop money for men or supplies.:151. Wilmot Proviso blacks % Free Corwin Amendment, 1 Overview 11 Barbary pirates The Revolution sparked a discussion on the rights of woman and an environment favorable to women's participation in politics Briefly the possibilities for women's rights were highly favorable but a backlash led to a greater rigidity that excluded women from politics. . . Politics The District of Columbia including Washington or adjoining Georgetown was the birthplace of several Union army generals and naval admirals as well as a leading Confederate commander, 4.2.3 Congressional Budget Office In 2016 the District's Metropolitan Police Department tallied 135 homicides a 53% increase from 2012 but a 17% decrease from 2015. Many neighborhoods such as Columbia Heights and Logan Circle are becoming safer and vibrant However incidents of robberies and thefts have remained higher in these areas because of increased nightlife activity and greater numbers of affluent residents. Even still citywide reports of both property and violent crimes have declined by nearly half since their most recent highs in the mid-1990s. .

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