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1860 presidential election, Concourses C and D The victory and territorial expansion Polk envisioned inspired great patriotism in the United States but the war and treaty drew some criticism in the U.S for their casualties monetary cost and heavy-handedness, particularly early on the question of how to treat the new acquisitions also intensified the debate over slavery Mexico's worsened domestic turmoil and losses of life territory and national prestige left it in what prominent Mexicans called a "state of degradation and ruin". Ideas[show] Eric Foner argues that: Henry Middleton South Carolina 1 Yes 3.3 Opposition vte Africa 1.4% The British intended to burn the building to the ground They set fire to the southern wing first the flames grew so quickly that the British were prevented from collecting enough wood to burn the stone walls completely However the Library of Congress's contents in the northern wing contributed to the flames on that side. Among the items destroyed was the 3,000-volume collection of the Library of Congress and the intricate decorations of the neoclassical columns pediments and sculptures Later though former president Thomas Jefferson donated his personal book collection to start a new Library of Congress, originally designed by William Thornton in 1793 and Benjamin Latrobe in 1803 the wooden ceilings and floors burned and the glass skylights melted because of the intense heat. But the building was not a complete loss the House rotunda the east lobby the staircases and Latrobe's famous Corn-Cob Columns in the Senate entrance hall all survived the Superintendent of the Public Buildings of the City of Washington Thomas Munroe concluded that the loss to the Capitol amounted to $787,163.28 with $457,388.36 for the North wing and main building and $329,774.92 for the South wing. . . On August 15 2012 the first Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner arrived at Washington Dulles it was Ethiopian Airlines' first 787 & the first 787 received by an African carrier, This westward-looking aerial photograph shows the Shenandoah River (left) flowing into the Potomac River (right) at Harpers Ferry WV the Potomac then continues eastward toward the Chesapeake Bay (Visible in the foreground are the ruins of the famed B&O Bridge which was destroyed nine times during the Civil War -- four times by military action and five times by floods.); . Portrait of George Washington and his valet slave William Lee, Tidal freshwater fish of the Potomac River, See also: First Battle of Tabasco. American Indians Dickinson signed three of the documents two as a delegate from Delaware and one as a delegate from Pennsylvania.

Lincoln painstakingly monitored the telegraph reports coming into War Department He tracked all phases of the effort consulted with governors and selected generals based on their success (as well as their state and party) in January 1862 after many complaints of inefficiency and profiteering in the War Department Lincoln replaced Simon Cameron with Edwin Stanton as War Secretary Stanton centralized the War Department's activities auditing and cancelling contracts saving the federal government $17,000,000.:115 Stanton was a staunchly Unionist pro-business conservative Democrat who moved toward the Radical Republican faction He worked more often and more closely with Lincoln than any other senior official "Stanton and Lincoln virtually conducted the war together," say Thomas and Hyman, 7.1 1860 presidential election, Concourse C also has a dedicated Federal Inspection Station located at ground level International United flights not originating at an airport with US customs pre-clearance can directly deplane passengers via the jet bridge at Concourse C (as opposed to using plane mates to offload passengers) Once deplaned arriving passengers are separated Passengers terminating at Dulles take a mobile lounge that transports them to the International Arrivals Building while connecting passengers continuing on another United flight go through U.S Customs and Immigration at the FIS station on the ground level Since this immigration facility is only for connecting passengers on United and other Star Alliance carriers it has shorter lines and passengers don't have to re-clear security at the massive security checkpoints in the main terminal. . Reconstruction to present Status of African Americans, The historian Ira Berlin wrote: 4 Independence and Union The U.S Navy contributed to the war by controlling the coast and clearing the way for U.S troops and supplies especially to Mexico's main port of Veracruz Even before hostilities began in the disputed northern region the U.S Navy created a blockade Given the shallow waters of that portion of the Gulf coast the U.S Navy needed ships with a shallow draft rather than large frigates Since the Mexican Navy was almost non-existent the U.S Navy could operate unimpeded in Gulf waters. . Coin minted for John Adams in 1782 to celebrate the Netherlands' recognition of the United States as an independent nation one of three coins minted for him; all three are in the coin collection of the Teylers Museum, An expected 32% increase in transit usage within the District by 2030 has spurred the construction of a new DC Streetcar system to interconnect the city's neighborhoods. Construction has also started on an additional Metro line that will connect Washington to Dulles airport the District is part of the regional Capital Bikeshare program Started in 2010 it is currently one of the largest bicycle sharing systems in the country with over 4,351 bicycles and more than 395 stations all provided by PBSC Urban Solutions by 2012 the city's network of marked bicycle lanes covered 56 miles (90 km) of streets, Today more than 100 battlefields and historic sites of the American Revolution are protected and maintained by the government the National Park Service alone owns and maintains more than 50 battlefield parks and sites related to the Revolution the American Battlefield Trust preserves almost 700 acres of battlefield land in six states. Strong governors with veto power over the legislature and substantial appointment authority, About 17% of D.C residents were age 18 or younger in 2010; lower than the U.S average of 24% However at 34 years old the District had the lowest median age compared to the 50 states as of 2010 there were an estimated 81,734 immigrants living in Washington D.C. Major sources of immigration include El Salvador Vietnam and Ethiopia with a concentration of Salvadorans in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood. Property qualifications for voting and even more substantial requirements for elected positions (though New York and Maryland lowered property qualifications), 1 Course Alexander Hamilton wrote the Federalist Papers with Jay and Madison.