In 1814, the british army defeated american forces at the battle of bladensburg in maryland. after this battle, the british marched to the united states capital. what happened when the british arrived in washington, d. c.?

On August 24th, 1814, after the British arrived in Washington, D.C. they had set fire to some of the buildings located in the area, including: the White House, The Treasury Department building, the docks and all of the public buildings that had been in the capitol (which included the Library of Congress). Many of the private houses in the area however, were left in peace. This was due to the British wanting revenge because of the dreadful defeat that they had experienced during the Battle of York. (The British were hoping that the burning of the capitol would drown out American's patriotism and embarrass them).

congress also has implied powers, which derive from the necessary and proper clause of the constitution and permit congress "to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this constitution in the government of the united states.

the graph shows the spread of railways in the 1800s.

based on the graph, the conclusion that can be drawn about germany is answer d)   by 1880, germany had more rail lines than great britain and russia.