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Q: What state gave up land to create the District of Columbia?
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What did the 23rd amendment give the District of Columbia?

The 23rd Amendment gave the District of Columbia the right to vote for the President. It was Ratified March 29, 1961.


Which amendment gave the District of Columbia the right to vote?

the first 1


Which two states donated land along the Potomac to create the District of Columbia?

The two states that gave land to Washington D.C. are Virginia and Maryland. These two contributed to the making of the US capital.


Is Washington D.C. in the State of Maryland?

It is partly in Maryland and partly in Virginia. They call this area the Distric of Columbia


What states gave land to create Washington DC?

The two states that gave land to Washington D.C. are Virginia and Maryland. These two contributed to the making of the US capital.


Did the state Virginia give land t Washington D.C.?

Maryland and Virginia gave land to form the District of Columbia or Washington D.C. in 1791. The land from Virginia was returned to Virginia in 1847.


What is the sate the Washington D.C. is in?

As far as i know DC is not a state. DC stands for District of Columbia


Which amendment gave residents of district or Columbia the right to vote in a presidential election?

23 amendment


What does the 23rd state?

The 23rd amendment gave citizens in the District of Clumbia the right to vote.


Who owned the land purchased for the seat of the United States government?

The state of Maryland ceded a portion of its land north of the Potomac River and the state of Virginia ceded a portion of its land south of the Potomac River to create District of Columbia. It would have been a perfect square (standing on a point) as called for in the US Constitution and as drawn by George Washington, but Virginia asked to have its part back and the federal government gave it back.


This Amendment gave the District of Columbia the right to vote for President?

Such is the 23rd amendment to the constitution. It was passed by Congress and ratified by 3/4 of the states.


What is the 23th amendment?

Ratified March 29, 1961, the 23rd Amendment gave residents of Washington D.C. the right to vote for Electors for President and Vice President. Residents of the District had not been able to vote before as Washington D.C. is not an actual state.