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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 48. Chapters: 1790 treaties, Conflicts in 1790, States and territories established in 1790, Washington, D.C., Ain, Aisne, Allier, Third Anglo-Mysore War, Battle of Vyborg Bay, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Southwest Territory, Tariff of 1790, Battle of Patan, Nootka Convention, 1790 Footprints, Russo-Swedish War, Kingdom of Jimma, Battle of Svensksund, Seine, Russo-Turkish War, List of state leaders in 1790, United States of Belgium, Olowalu, Hawaii, Treaty of Reichenbach, Austro-Turkish War, Seine-et-Oise, Battle of Reval, Battle of Tendra, Battle of Kepaniwai, Battle of Kerch Strait, Meurthe, Battle of Calicut, Treaty of New York, Polish-Prussian alliance, Bretzenheim, Battle of Valkeala, Siege of Darwar, Capture of Cannanore, Treaty of Varala, Siege of Koppal, Rhone-et-Loire, Battle of Sittimungulum, Battle of the Gulf of Yenikale, Battle of Fort Wayne, List of colonial governors in 1790. Excerpt: Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District," or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a special district to serve as the permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution. The District is therefore not a part of any U.S. state and is instead directly overseen by the federal government. The federal district was formed from land along the Potomac River donated by the states of Maryland and Virginia; however, the Virginia portion was returned by Congress in 1846. A new capital city named after George Washington was founded in 1791 to the east of the preexisting port of Georgetown. The City of Washington, Georgetown, and other outlying areas within the District were consolidated under a single government in 1871, which formed Washington, D.C., as it exists today. The city shares its na...
