The Capital of the United States of America

Question:

What is the Capital of the United States of America?

Answer:

Washington D.C.

Question:

Who chose the site for the Capital city?

Answer:

George Washington!

Question:

What happens in Washington D.C.?

Answer:

1. Government business is conducted there.

2. Many government officials work and live there.

3. Laws are made there.

Question:

Is Washington D.C. a state?

Answer:

No!

Question:

In which state is it located?

Answer:

District of Columbia

Question:

Where is the District of Columbia?

Answer:

Between Maryland and Virginia

Question:

How big is the District of Columbia?

Answer:

69 square miles!

Question:

Who did George Washington hire to plan the city in 1791?

Answer:

Major Pierre Charles L’Enfant

Question:

Where did the government business move from in 1800?

Answer:

Philadelphia!

Map of the U.S.

Question:

What happened to the original White House in Washington D.C.?

Answer:

British Soldiers captured Washington, D.C. and burned down the Capitol and the White House!

Question:

How did the Capital once rebuilt, compare to cities such as New York, Boston and Philadelphia?

Answer:

Washington D.C. stayed smaller and less influential at first.

Question:

Why do you think that happened?

Answer:

The other cities were older and more established, so they had larger populations and some had major ports for trade!

US States and Their Capitals

Question:

From the graph on page 79, in which years did Washington, D.C. see dramatic increases in its population?

Answer: 1860-1870, 1900-1920, 1930-1940

Question:

What may have caused these population increases?

Answer:

The Civil War, World War I and World War II.

Question:

Why would people have moved during those times?

Answer:

1. To keep abreast of what was happening more closely.

2. To serve.3. Seek reassurance during a time of unrest.

Question:

Who is our real, true source of reassurance, to whom we should seek refuge and place our main confidence?

Answer:

God!