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District of Columbia (until 1871), the Glossary

The District of Columbia was created in 1801 as the federal district of the United States, with territory previously held by the states of Maryland and Virginia ceded to the federal government of the United States for the purpose of creating its federal district, which would encompass the new national capital of the United States, the City of Washington.^[1]

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1801 establishments in the United States
History of slavery in Virginia
History of slavery in the District of Columbia
History of the District of Columbia

Act of Congress

An act of Congress is a statute enacted by the United States Congress.

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Alexander Robey Shepherd

Alexander Robey Shepherd (January 30, 1835 – September 12, 1902), was one of the most controversial and influential civic leaders in the history of Washington, D.C., and one of the most powerful big-city political bosses of the Gilded Age.

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Alexandria, Virginia

Alexandria is an independent city in the northern region of the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. District of Columbia (until 1871) and Alexandria, Virginia are history of the District of Columbia.

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Anacostia

Anacostia is a historic neighborhood in Southeast Washington, D.C. Its downtown is located at the intersection of Marion Barry Avenue (formerly Good Hope Road)SE, Morris Road SE, Fort Stanton Park SE, and Anacostia Freeway SE.

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Anacostia River

The Anacostia River is a river in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States.

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Arlington County, Virginia

Arlington County, or simply Arlington, is a county in the U.S. state of Virginia. District of Columbia (until 1871) and Arlington County, Virginia are history of the District of Columbia.

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Article One of the United States Constitution

Article One of the Constitution of the United States establishes the legislative branch of the federal government, the United States Congress.

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Barry Farm

Barry Farm is a neighborhood in Southeast Washington, D.C., located east of the Anacostia River and bounded by the Southeast Freeway to the northwest, Suitland Parkway to the northeast and east, and St. Elizabeths Hospital to the south.

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Boundary markers of the original District of Columbia

The boundary markers of the original District of Columbia are the 40 milestones that marked the four lines forming the boundaries between the states of Maryland and Virginia and the square of 100 square miles (259 km2) of federal territory that became the District of Columbia in 1801 (see: Founding of the District of Columbia).

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Capital city

A capital city or just capital is the municipality holding primary status in a country, state, province, department, or other subnational division, usually as its seat of the government.

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Compromise of 1850

The Compromise of 1850 was a package of five separate bills passed by the United States Congress in September 1850 that temporarily defused tensions between slave and free states in the years leading up to the American Civil War.

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Disfranchisement

Disfranchisement, also disenfranchisement (which has become more common since 1982) or voter disqualification, is the restriction of suffrage (the right to vote) of a person or group of people, or a practice that has the effect of preventing someone from exercising the right to vote.

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District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act

An Act for the Release of certain Persons held to Service or Labor in the District of Columbia, 37th Cong., Sess. District of Columbia (until 1871) and District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act are history of slavery in the District of Columbia.

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District of Columbia Home Rule Act

The District of Columbia Home Rule Act is a United States federal law passed on December 24, 1973, which devolved certain congressional powers of the District of Columbia to local government, furthering District of Columbia home rule.

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District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801

The District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801, officially An Act Concerning the District of Columbia (6th Congress, 2nd Sess., ch. 15,, February 27, 1801), is an organic act enacted by the United States Congress in accordance with Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.

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District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871

The District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871 is an Act of Congress that repealed the individual charters of the cities of Washington and Georgetown and established a new territorial government for the whole District of Columbia.

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District of Columbia retrocession

District of Columbia retrocession is the act of returning some or all of the land that had been ceded to the federal government of the United States for the purpose of creating its federal district for the new national capital, which was moved from Philadelphia to what was then called the City of Washington in 1800. District of Columbia (until 1871) and district of Columbia retrocession are history of Virginia and history of the District of Columbia.

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Enumerated powers (United States)

The enumerated powers (also called expressed powers, explicit powers or delegated powers) of the United States Congress are the powers granted to the federal government of the United States by the United States Constitution.

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Federal district

A federal district is a specific administrative division in one of various federations.

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Federal government of the United States

The federal government of the United States (U.S. federal government or U.S. government) is the national government of the United States, a federal republic located primarily in North America, composed of 50 states, five major self-governing territories, several island possessions, and the federal district/national capital of Washington, D.C., where most of the federal government is based.

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Federalist No. 43

Federalist No.

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Fort Totten (Washington, D.C.)

Fort Totten is a neighborhood located in Ward 5 of Northeast Washington, D.C. Fort Totten is located between Riggs Road N.E. to the north, Bates Rd N.E., Allison Street N.E., and the southern end of Fort Totten Park to the south, the Washington Metro Red Line tracks to the east, and North Capitol Street NW to the west.

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Franklin and Armfield Office

The Franklin and Armfield Office, which houses the Freedom House Museum, is a historic commercial building in Alexandria, Virginia (until 1846, the District of Columbia). District of Columbia (until 1871) and Franklin and Armfield Office are history of slavery in Virginia and history of the District of Columbia.

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Freedmen's Bureau

The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, usually referred to as simply the Freedmen's Bureau, was a U.S. government agency of early post American Civil War Reconstruction, assisting freedmen (i.e., former slaves) in the South.

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George Washington

George Washington (February 22, 1732, 1799) was an American Founding Father, military officer, and politician who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797.

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Georgetown (Washington, D.C.)

Georgetown is a historic neighborhood and commercial district in Northwest Washington, D.C., situated along the Potomac River.

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Government of the District of Columbia

The District of Columbia has a mayor–council government that operates under Article One of the United States Constitution and the District of Columbia Home Rule Act.

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Head of navigation

The head of navigation is the farthest point above the mouth of a river that can be navigated by ships.

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Historical Society of Washington, D.C.

The Historical Society of Washington, D.C., also called the DC History Center, is an educational foundation dedicated to preserving and displaying the history of Washington, D.C. The society provides lectures, exhibits, classes, and community events.

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James Madison

James Madison (March 16, 1751June 28, 1836) was an American statesman, diplomat, and Founding Father who served as the fourth president of the United States from 1809 to 1817.

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L'Enfant Plan

The L'Enfant Plan for the city of Washington is the urban plan developed in 1791 by Major Pierre (Peter) Charles L'Enfant for George Washington, the first president of the United States.

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Library of Congress

The Library of Congress (LOC) is a research library in Washington, D.C. that serves as the library and research service of the U.S. Congress and the de facto national library of the United States.

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List of District of Columbia symbols

This is a list of symbols of the District of Columbia.

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List of mayors of Alexandria, Virginia

The mayor of Alexandria, Virginia serves as the ceremonial head of government of the independent City of Alexandria, Virginia.

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List of mayors of Washington, D.C.

Below is a list of mayors of Washington, D.C., and associated political entities.

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Maryland State House

The Maryland State House is located in Annapolis, Maryland.

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Mount Vernon, Virginia

Mount Vernon is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.

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No taxation without representation

"No taxation without representation" (often shortened to "taxation without representation") is a political slogan that originated in the American Revolution and which expressed one of the primary grievances of the American colonists for Great Britain.

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Potomac River

The Potomac River is a major river in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States that flows from the Potomac Highlands in West Virginia to the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland.

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Residence Act

The Residence Act of 1790, officially titled An Act for establishing the temporary and permanent seat of the Government of the United States, is a United States federal statute adopted during the second session of the 1st United States Congress and signed into law by President George Washington on July 16, 1790.

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Robert Brent

Robert Brent (1764 – September 7, 1819) was the first mayor of City of Washington, federal capital of the United States of America.

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Secession in the United States

In the context of the United States, secession primarily refers to the voluntary withdrawal of one or more states from the Union that constitutes the United States; but may loosely refer to leaving a state or territory to form a separate territory or new state, or to the severing of an area from a city or county within a state.

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Slave states and free states

In the United States before 1865, a slave state was a state in which slavery and the internal or domestic slave trade were legal, while a free state was one in which they were prohibited.

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The New Press

The New Press is an independent non-profit public-interest book publisher established in 1992 by André SchiffrinReid, Calvin (December 2, 2013),, Publishers Weekly.

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Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, planter, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809.

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Thomson Francis Mason

Thomson Francis Mason (1785 – 21 December 1838) was an American lawyer, planter and politician who served as the mayor of Alexandria (then in the District of Columbia, but now Virginia) between 1827 and 1830, and as a justice of the peace for many years and briefly in the months before his death as a judge of the Washington, D.C., criminal court.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_of_Columbia_(until_1871)

Also known as City of Washington.

District of Columbia (until 1871), the Glossary

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See also

1801 establishments in the United States

History of slavery in Virginia

History of slavery in the District of Columbia

History of the District of Columbia

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