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College of Philadelphia later merged into the University of Pennsylvania: Hugh Williamson, The United States delegation at the 1783 Treaty of Paris included John Jay John Adams Benjamin Franklin Henry Laurens and William Temple Franklin Here they are depicted by Benjamin West in his American Commissioners of the Preliminary Peace Agreement with Great Britain the British delegation refused to pose and the painting was never completed, Washington's death came more swiftly than expected at his deathbed he instructed his private secretary Tobias Lear to wait three days before his burial out of fear of being entombed alive. According to Lear he died peacefully between 10 and 11 p.m on Saturday December 14 1799 with Martha seated at the foot of his bed and his last words were "'Tis well" from his conversation with Lear about his burial He was 67. 7.1 Privileges protecting members A 1774 etching from the London Magazine copied by Paul Revere of Boston Prime Minister Lord North author of the Boston Port Act forces the Intolerable Acts down the throat of America whose arms are restrained by Lord Chief Justice Mansfield while Lord Sandwich pins down her feet and peers up her robes Behind them Mother Britannia weeps helplessly while France and Spain look on! . Sunderland United Kingdom (2006 renewed 2012) Subsequent English governments continued in their efforts to tax certain goods passing acts regulating the trade of wool, hats and molasses the Molasses Act of 1733 in particular was egregious to the colonists as a significant part of colonial trade relied on the product the taxes severely damaged the New England economy and the taxes were rarely paid resulting in a surge of smuggling bribery and intimidation of customs officials. Colonial wars fought in America were often the source of considerable tension the British captured the fortress of Louisbourg during the War of the Austrian Succession but then ceded it back to France in 1748 New England colonists resented their losses of lives as well as the effort and expenditure involved in subduing the fortress only to have it returned to their erstwhile enemy! Many historians argue that the Compromise played a major role in postponing the American Civil War for a decade while the Northwest was growing more wealthy and more populous and was being brought into closer relations with the Northeast. During that decade the Whig Party had completely broken down to be replaced with the new Republican Party dominant in the North and the Democrats in the South, 4.1.2 Power In order to garner enough votes to pass the Assumption Bill Hamilton also needed votes from the Pennsylvania delegates This led to the decision to designate Philadelphia as the temporary capital city of the United States federal government for a period of ten years until the permanent capital was ready. Congress reconvened in Philadelphia on December 6 1790 at Congress Hall.

. Final days Concourse a & B during the night 5 Defending the Revolution Each territory and Washington D.C elect a non-voting delegate to the U.S House of Representatives as they have throughout Congressional history They "possess the same powers as other members of the House except that they may not vote when the House is meeting as the House of Representatives." They are assigned offices and allowances for staff participate in debate and appoint constituents to the four military service academies for the Army Navy Air Force and Coast Guard. Howe split up his British Army and posted a Hessian garrison at Trenton to hold western New Jersey and the east shore of the Delaware, but the army appeared complacent and Washington and his generals devised a surprise attack on the Hessians at Trenton which he code named "Victory or Death" the army was to cross the Delaware River to Trenton in three divisions: one led by Washington (2,400 troops) another by General James Ewing (700) and the third by Colonel John Cadwalader (1,500) the force was to then split with Washington taking the Pennington Road and General Sullivan traveling south on the river's edge; . !