What was the Capital of USA before Washington DC?
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The Capital was at first New York City Then Philadelphia and then they wanted a capital that wasnt in any state so they created washington district of columbia became capital in 1800
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Washington, D.C., is the capital city of the United States of America. "D.C." stands for the "District of Columbia", the federal district containing the city of Washington. The city is named after George Washington, military leader of the American Revolution and the first President of the United States. The District of Columbia and the city of Washington are coextensive and are governed by a single municipal government, so for most practical purposes they are considered to be the same entity. However, although there is a municipal government and a mayor, as per Article I, Section VIII, of the United States Constitution, Congress has the sole authority over this federal district. It is commonly known as the District, D.C., or simply Washington. Historically, it was called the Federal City or Washington City.
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The name of this country is The UNITED STATES of America. In order to have a capital for the whole 50 states a special DISTRICT was created: District of Columbia.
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The first President of the U.S. was George Washington.
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Washington, D.C. is the capital city of the United States of America. "D.C." stands for the "District of Columbia", the federal district containing the city of Washington. The city is named after George Washington, military leader of the American Revolution and the first President of the United States. The District of Columbia and the city of Washington are coextensive and are governed by a single municipal government, so for most practical purposes they are considered to be the same entity (this was not always the case, though, as Georgetown was a separate city within the District until 1871). However, although there is a municipal government and a mayor, as per Article I, Section VIII, of the United States Constitution, Congress has the sole authority over this federal district and thus the municipal government and mayor exist in the shadows of Congress. It is commonly known as the District, D.C., or simply Washington. Historically, it was called the Federal City or Washington City.\n\nThe District of Columbia, founded on July 16, 1790, is a federal district as specified by the United States Constitution. The U.S. Congress has ultimate authority over the District of Columbia, though it has delegated limited local rule to the municipal government. The land forming the original District came from the states of Virginia and Maryland. However, the area south of the Potomac River (39 mi² or about 100 km²) was returned, or "retroceded", to Virginia in 1847 and now is incorporated into Arlington County and the City of Alexandria. The term "District of Columbia" is derived from an old poetic name for the United States, Columbia, which has fallen out of common use since the early 20th century.\n\nThe centers of all three branches of the U.S. federal government are in Washington, D.C., as well as the headquarters of most federal agencies. Washington also serves as the headquarters for the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and the Organization of American States, among other international (and national) institutions. All of this has made Washington the frequent focal point of massive political demonstrations and protests, particularly on the National Mall. Washington is also the site of numerous national landmarks, museums, and sports teams, and is a popular destination for tourists.\n\nThe population of the District of Columbia, as of 2003 U.S. Census Bureau estimates, is 563,384. The Greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area includes the District of Columbia and parts of Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia, with a population surpassing 4.7 million. If Washington, D.C., were considered a state, it would rank last in area behind Rhode Island, 50th in population ahead of Wyoming, and 36th in Gross State Product, ahead of 15 states, and its GSP per capita would be #1 by far compared to other states.
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George Washington was the first President of the United States of America. However, there were several "presidents" before him, some of the Continental Congress, others of the Confederated States. However, these were not executives at all and did not have any real authority. They were merely the presidents of the legislature. They were, in fact, called President of the United States in Congress Assembled. Of those, the first was Peyton Randolph.
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Usually, it's the state capital that's first and the big city comes later.  Government itself is an industry, plus various organizations and companies may want to put in a branch merely to deal with the government.  This leads to many large cities for state governments.\nState capitals were chosen for historical reasons (as is the case with most of the original thirteen colonies), or to be more centrally located (such as Jefferson City, Missouri -- it was deliberately chosen before a city actually existed!)  In fact, Alaska, at one point, considered moving the state capital from Juneau to Anchorage for this very reason.  It also depends on what transportation connections were available at the time.  Most are not small towns, though.  Jefferson City (for example), while not one of the largest cities in Missouri, is not exactly a town (population is about 40,000).  \nPierre, South Dakota, is probably the second smallest at about 15,000 and closer to being a town; Montpelier, Vermont holds the smallest size at about 8000.  In case you're curious, the largest state capital is Phoenix, Arizona (about 1,000,000).
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Depends what you mean.. as a proper noun, Orlando predates the city of Orlando by quite a bit. Heck, it predates Florida.
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State capital of GA, USA  is Atlanta.\nThe capital Georgia, the country, is Tbilisi.
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Washington, D.C. You do mean the capitol of the United States, no? The actual city is Washington, and the D.C. stands for District of Columbia.
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yep. it's not a state, it's just Washington DC. and DC stands for District of Columbia btw... i just learned this in APUS History. i thought Wash. DC was in Virginia this whole time! i'm such an idiot!!
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The First President of the United States of America was George Washington.
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I don't know if there's a city called Maryland, but there was a small country called the Republic of Maryland in Africa for a few years in the middle of the 19th century. It was founded by freed American slaves and quickly came under attack from local tribes. Liberia defended it from the tribesmen and then incorporated Maryland in 1857.
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Washington DC is a separate federal district which was created to avoid the conflict of having it reside within the boundaries (and thus be subject to or subjugate) of either Maryland or Virginia.  The founding fathers didn't want one state becoming too powerful as a result of having the national capital located there, so they decided to place it in the middle of two states, but neither has any power over DC.  As such, neither state has any governmental jurisdiction over the district, nor can DC interfere with the affairs of either state.  It has it's own mayor and city government, plus a representative in Congress, but it essentially controlled by the federal government.\n\nAs to the naming, it's in honor of Chirstopher Columbus, "discoverer" of North America.
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The initial plot of land authorized by the Constitution for the seat of the US government was a 100-square mile area. The first commissioners appointed to acquire the property for the new capital and construct the first government buildings made the obvious choice and named the city Washington. At the same time, they decided to call the entire 100 square-mile area the District of Columbia. Congress later went along with this decision through legislative references to the area. \n\nThe city of Washington as designed by L'Enfant did not, of course, fill the 100 square-mile area authorized by the Constitution for the seat of government. The area also included the cities of Georgetown (1751) and Alexandria (1749), which were already in existence. Congress designated the rest of the 10-mile by 10-mile portion outside the corporate limits of these three cities as the County of Alexandria, in the section given by Virginia, and the County of Washington, in the Maryland-ceded portion. \nIn 1846 Congress voted to give back to Virginia all the land that state had given to the government in 1790 for creation of the District of Columbia. This move returned about 32 square miles of territory to Virginia. Residents of Alexandria and what is now Arlington County, Virginia, thus lost District of Columbia residency and again became Virginia citizens. \n\nIf all this sounds confusing, think of Congress trying to enact legislation dealing with the local affairs of this area. Congress tried to clarify the jurisdictional muddle when it established a territorial form of government for the capital in 1871. It revoked the charters of the cities of Washington and Georgetown and also abolished a levy court for the County of Washington. All legal municipal functions were given to the District of Columbia. \n\nThen Congress changed its mind again and decided that Georgetown and the County of Washington should be separate entities. In 1895, Congress legally ended Georgetown's status as a separate city by merging it with the City of Washington, yet this act said nothing about the County of Washington. Technically, this Maryland-ceded portion of the District of Columbia is still a part of that namesake even though it operates as a separate identity. The slip-up, moreover, has never been corrected. \n\nSo, today, a resident of the District of Columbia may be living either in the old County of Washington or in the merged section made up of L'Enfant's City of Washington and of Georgetown. Washington, D.C., however, is a city in name only - a mapmaker's designation and the established pseudonym for the District of Columbia.
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Washington D.C of course....