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New York: Much like Illinois the state capital and government are headquartered in Albany but many officials are mostly active in or live in New York City, In 1751 Washington made his only trip abroad when he accompanied Lawrence to Barbados hoping that the climate would cure his brother's tuberculosis. Washington contracted smallpox during that trip which immunized him but left his face slightly scarred. Lawrence died in 1752 and Washington leased Mount Vernon from his widow; he inherited it outright after her death in 1761, From late 1848 Americans and foreigners of many different countries rushed into California for the California Gold Rush exponentially increasing the population in response to growing demand for a better more representative government a Constitutional Convention was held in 1849 the delegates unanimously outlawed slavery They had no interest in extending the Missouri Compromise Line through California and splitting the state; the lightly-populated southern half never had slavery and was heavily Hispanic. The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States and consists of two chambers: the House of Representatives and the Senate the Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington D.C Both senators and representatives are chosen through direct election though vacancies in the Senate may be filled by a gubernatorial appointment Congress has 535 voting members: 435 representatives and 100 senators the House of Representatives has six non-voting members representing Puerto Rico American Samoa Guam the Northern Mariana Islands the U.S Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia in addition to its 435 voting members Although they cannot vote in the full house these members can address the house sit and vote in congressional committees and introduce legislation! . Congress passed the Residence Act as part of a compromise brokered among James Madison Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton Madison and Jefferson favored a southerly site for the capital on the Potomac River but they lacked a majority to pass the measure through Congress Meanwhile Hamilton was pushing for Congress to pass the Assumption Bill to allow the Federal government to assume debts accumulated by the states during the American Revolutionary War With the compromise Hamilton was able to muster support from the New York State congressional delegation for the Potomac site while four delegates (all from districts bordering the Potomac) switched from opposition to support for the Assumption Bill. .

Corwin Amendment Southern theater and Yorktown Main article: Reconstruction Era Washington forced the British out of Boston in the spring of 1776 and neither the British nor the Loyalists controlled any significant areas the British however were massing forces at their naval base at Halifax Nova Scotia They returned in force in July 1776 landing in New York and defeating Washington's Continental Army in August at the Battle of Brooklyn Following that victory they requested a meeting with representatives from Congress to negotiate an end to hostilities. . . Dutch Caribbean islands 1.3% The Great Depression ushered in President Franklin Roosevelt and strong control by Democrats and historic New Deal policies Roosevelt's election in 1932 marked a shift in government power towards the executive branch Numerous New Deal initiatives came from the White House rather than being initiated by Congress the Democratic Party controlled both houses of Congress for many years. During this time Republicans and conservative southern Democrats formed the Conservative Coalition. Democrats maintained control of Congress during World War II. Congress struggled with efficiency in the postwar era partly by reducing the number of standing congressional committees. Southern Democrats became a powerful force in many influential committees although political power alternated between Republicans and Democrats during these years More complex issues required greater specialization and expertise such as space flight and atomic energy policy. Senator Joseph McCarthy exploited the fear of communism during the Second Red Scare and conducted televised hearings in 1960 Democratic candidate John F Kennedy narrowly won the presidency and power shifted again to the Democrats who dominated both houses of Congress until 1994, George Taylor Pennsylvania 1 Yes Advance on Puebla, President Lincoln's 75,000 volunteers Nationals Park is the home of the Washington Nationals.