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Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben's incessant drilling soon transformed Washington's recruits into a disciplined fighting force, and the revitalized army emerged from Valley Forge early the following year. Washington promoted Von Steuben to Major General and made him chief of staff, In 1830 a disgruntled ex-employee of the estate attempted to steal what he thought was Washington's skull prompting the construction of a more secure vault the next year the new vault was constructed at Mount Vernon to receive the remains of George and Martha and other relatives in 1832 a joint Congressional committee debated moving his body from Mount Vernon to a crypt in the Capitol the crypt had been built by architect Charles Bulfinch in the 1820s during the reconstruction of the burned-out capital after the Burning of Washington by the British during the War of 1812 Southern opposition was intense antagonized by an ever-growing rift between North and South; many were concerned that Washington's remains could end up on "a shore foreign to his native soil" if the country became divided and Washington's remains stayed in Mount Vernon, Cabinet and executive departments. . Following reinforcement Lt Col Henry S Burton marched out His forces rescued captured Americans captured Pineda and on March 31 defeated and dispersed remaining Mexican forces at the Skirmish of Todos Santos unaware that the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo had been signed in February 1848 and a truce agreed to on March 6 When the U.S garrisons were evacuated to Monterey following the treaty ratification many Mexicans went with them: those who had supported the U.S cause and had thought Lower California would also be annexed along with Upper California. ; 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. Main article: Patriot (American Revolution) Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben's incessant drilling soon transformed Washington's recruits into a disciplined fighting force, and the revitalized army emerged from Valley Forge early the following year. Washington promoted Von Steuben to Major General and made him chief of staff.

. D.C Military formations Nueces Strip, Some of the British colonies attempted to abolish the international slave trade fearing that the importation of new Africans would be disruptive Virginia bills to that effect were vetoed by the British Privy Council Rhode Island forbade the import of enslaved people in 1774 All of the colonies except Georgia had banned or limited the African slave trade by 1786; Georgia did so in 1798 Some[which?] of these laws were later repealed!