Which statement was a major reason for establishing the nation's new capital on the Potomac River between Maryland and Virginia?

a) The city of Washington was already a thriving port on established trade routes.

b) The site was easy to defend because of the high mountains surrounding it.

c) No state wanted the nation's capital within its borders, so unclaimed land was needed.

d) The site was centrally located between the northern and southern states.

c) No state wanted the nation's capital within its borders, so unclaimed land was needed.

Explanation:

The District of Columbia was founded, and made the capital of the US July 16, 1790.

In 1783 Congress decided to create a new capital apart from any state, and in 1787 the framers of the Constitution provided for a capital district.

The U.S. capital was originally Philadelphia. Washington D.C. became the new capital on July 16, 1790.

Several different cities served as the national capital until the late 1700's. Congress then wished the nation's capital to be permanent.

Disagreements rose as to which state it would be a part of.  In 1790, Alexander Hamilton proposed a solution that established the new permanent capital on federal land rather than in a state. President George Washington was asked to pick the site. Both Maryland and Virginia gave up land along the Potomac River that became the District of Columbia, established in 1791.

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