How would the history of the United States be different if Washington, D.C. Wasn't chosen as the nations Capitol?
What do you think? Why?
I thought it was New York. Did they move for some reason?
Gee, I thought it was Philadelphia!
I guess they kept hopping around. Democracy is wicked clumsy.
LOL! Studying history with you two is a riot!
Well, they did hop around a bit! Some think they should hop some more today and just go away!
I'm not sure! Can you give me some links or something that could help me?
http://washington.org/DC-information/washington-dc-history
for example:
The choice of Washington’s site along the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers resulted from a compromise between Alexander Hamilton and northern states who wanted the new federal government to assume Revolutionary War debts, and Thomas Jefferson and southern states who wanted the capital placed in a location friendly to slave-holding agricultural interests. - See more at: http://washington.org/DC-information/washington-dc-history#sthash.6bngo0vG.dpuf
Hey! No one knows how the history might have been different.
Your teacher wants YOU to synthesize what you've learned about Washington, D.C. and the history of our country and then offer YOUR best guess.