What are the benefits of the location? Who wanted it there in the first place and why?
2006-09-14 10:51:15 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Government
Back when it was built in the early 1800s, the north and south were already having some problems. Congress realized that it was not a good idea to have the capital city in a state. There was land available were it was built and it was centrally located at the time. Remember that the country only went as far as the Mississippi River before 1803 and even parts of Ohio were considered the frontier. Even today it is located in the part of the country with the biggest population density.
I didn't notice the first part of the question: Washington D.C.
2006-09-14 10:56:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they picked a District because it seemed better not to have the Federal Capitol in any of the States. This is also the case in Mexico, where the Federal District is legally not part of the State of Mexico.
You would have to see a map from the time it was founded. At that time, there wasn't much there, so there was no block to making an independent capitol in that location. It made no sense to take an existing city and rip it away from the existing state.
2006-09-14 10:55:07 · answer #2 · answered by retiredslashescaped1 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It was a central location to all of the states at the time.
2006-09-14 12:07:56 · answer #3 · answered by Chris J 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont recall details, but I seem to remember it was in Philidelphia at one point, then the government agreed it should be its own entity (instead of a state being able to claim one of its own cities as the capital).
Maryland was willing to give up some land to form Wash. DC, so thats where it is.
At least, that's what little I remember of the story.
2006-09-14 10:54:20 · answer #4 · answered by DougDoug_ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It was going to be Philidelphia, which Ben Franklin (and Chuck Norris) wanted.
but it was moved there as a compermise between the Union and the confederacy
2006-09-14 11:12:39 · answer #5 · answered by smartman_06 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to do a history lesson. This question is so easy, I will only tell you one part. Washington D.C. Now for a project you do the research and find out these things.
2006-09-14 10:54:10 · answer #6 · answered by Rooster 1972 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Read a book, there is a bcause and the founding fathers knew it.
2006-09-14 10:54:15 · answer #7 · answered by Scott B 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because it smells and there is a high crime rate.
No benefits.
Chuck Norris said he wanted it there so all politicians would smell as bad as DC.
2006-09-14 10:53:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋