Washington DC was chosen to be where it is because of thomas Jefferson. when Jefferson lost his election to John Adams he became VP, john Adams decided to move the capitol of the the US from New York, some place else, first they looked at a small agricultural town, Germantown,MD but this town was not close enough to Virginia for Jefferson so the state of Maryland donated a piece of land for the capitol of the US which is about half-a-mile from Virginia.
How did Washington DC become the nations capital
The capital is Washington DC. It was designed to be the capital out of land that was swampy.
Washington DC was named by george washington.
The US Capital is in Washington, DC.
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George Washington
No. He thought is should have been Philadelphia.
George washington
Washington D.C. does not have a capital. Washington D.C. is the capital of the US. it is the capital
George Washington was the person that the capital of the United States of America (Washington DC) was named after. George Washington was the first President of the USA.
Washington DC is the capital city of the USA.
George Washington was in charge when the capital city was being planned.
The capital was located in New York at the time.
Washington, D.C.
How did Washington DC become the nations capital
Washington DC is the capital of the United States of America.
Washington DC is the capital city of the US, it does not have a capital city.