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Washington d.c.





- capital of the USA - population 4.2 millions

- area 68 square miles
- until 1964 people no right vote president

- few factories
- most work in office
- government largest employer - work 345000
- 4 parts: Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest

- on Potomac River
- 1.12.1800 government transported Philadelphia - Washington
- end of the 18th century the north want Philadelphia or New York as the capital
- southern states ā would a place farther south
- the result ā a swamp area along the Potomac River which cut off the states of Virginia and Maryland
- originally called the "District of Columbia"

- named after Columbus
- later ā decided (gewidmet) to George Washington (1st president)
- to avoid confusion with the federal state Washington the capital is called Washington D.C.
- looks not very American (no skyscraper, no street canyons)

- rule no building taller 13 storeys
- many European-like buildings ā large parks + broad streets

- it's the wealthiest city in the USA
- there is a subway system which is called Metro
- city live from federal government + tourism
- many educational institutions

population: - 70% are black ā most are descendants (Abkömmling) of slaves who found freedom in the District of Columbia during the civil war

streets: - from north to south ā streets have numbers (6th street)
- from east to west ā streets have letters (F street)
- diagonal streets are avenues

- city's tourist attractions are to be found along a mile-long lawn and pool area called "the Mall"
- is located between the White House (north), the Jefferson Memorial (south), The Lincoln Memorial (west) and the Capitol (east)


sights: - The Capitol ā seat of Congress - the US parliament

- Capitol central point
- tallest building in D.C.

- White House connected Capitol
- White House home president

- White House oldest building
- First president in White House John Adams
- the Washington Monument 550 feet high ā it's a building in the center of the Mall
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial (black wall with names off all US service men killed in action)
- Buildings to both sides of the Mall are mainly museums
- they are free of charge (kostenlos)

- ā e.g. Air and Space museum
- contrast to other American cities - admission is free of charge
- 20 millions people visit Washington D.C. ā major source of revenue (Einnahmequelle)
- there is federal government like ā the State Department, the Pentagon, FBI

- many political protests (in parks, .)
- government buildings+ monuments in North
- everyday ā protests outside the White House
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial one of most recent memorials

- Most moving one
- Names of 58000 men lost live o. still missing

- Average age men 19 years
- 56 h need want read all names
- cultural attractions: National Gallery of Art, John F. Kennedy Center for the performing Art, Shakespeare Library


parks: - more than 600 parks
- parks like ā Lafayette Park and Dupont Circle
- the parks are the home of the thousands homeless people
- Anacostia poor part



The American system of government:
- The legislative branch, headed by Congress, make the laws
- The executive branch, headed by the President, enforces the laws
- The judicial branch, headed by the Supreme Court, interprets the laws

History

- 1814 British force burned capital
- 1967 Washington administered three commissioners appointed by president
- 1974 citizens of Washington approve a Home Rule Charter, elected mayor + 13-member council
- 1978 Washington get voting representation in the Congress
- 1983 51st state
- 1993 new statehood bill

 
 



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