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1 day ago · It is often referred to as Washington state to distinguish it from the national capital, both named for George Washington (the first U.S. president). Washington borders the Pacific Ocean to the west, Oregon to the south, Idaho to the east, and the Canadian province of British Columbia to the north.
3 days ago · Washington was established as the capital of the United States as the result of a compromise following seven years of negotiation by members of the U.S. Congress as they tried to define the concept of a “federal enclave.” On July 17, 1790, Congress passed the Residence Act, which created a permanent seat for the federal government.
1 day ago · George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799) was an American Founding Father, military officer, and politician who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797.
5 days ago · While Washington State was not originally a British colony, it was part of the territory claimed by Britain in the Oregon region. It was the boundary agreement between Britain and the United States in 1846 that led to the establishment of separate territories, including Washington.
2 days ago · The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union was an agreement among the 13 states of the United States, formerly the Thirteen Colonies, that served as the nation's first frame of government. It was debated by the Second Continental Congress at Independence Hall in Philadelphia between July 1776 and November 1777, and finalized by the ...
4 days ago · During the second half of the 20th century, Washington experienced an exodus of the middle class, both European American and African American, as they fled to the developing suburbs of nearby Maryland and Virginia. Nonetheless, Washington continued to develop into a modern city, becoming unrecognizable to those who had known it prior to World ...
3 days ago · Seattle, Washington. The city was settled on November 13, 1851, at what is now West Seattle. It was relocated the following year to a site across Elliott Bay near a Duwamish Indian village. It owes its name to the Native American leader Seattle, chief of the Duwamish, Suquamish, and other tribes of the Puget Sound area.
