Residence Act

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The Residence Act was a 1790 law passed by the U.S. Congress that authorized the establishment of a permanent national capital along the Potomac River, leading to the creation of Washington, D.C.

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Generate an image of the Residence Act (The Residence Act was a 1790 law passed by the U.S. Congress that authorized the establishment of a permanent national capital along the Potomac River, leading to the creation of Washington, D.C.)

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Residence Act of 1790 6
Residence Act canonical 5
Compromise of 1790 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
constitutional implementation law ⓘ
statute ⓘ
appliesTo seat of government of the United States ⓘ
authorized establishment of a permanent national capital ⓘ
president to acquire land for the federal district ⓘ
president to appoint commissioners to survey and define the federal district ⓘ
capitalCityEstablished Washington, D.C. ⓘ
category History of Washington, D.C. ⓘ
linked to: Washington, D.C.

United States federal legislation ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
dateEnacted 1790-07-16 ⓘ
effect established future capital in a new federal district ⓘ
moved U.S. capital from New York City to Philadelphia temporarily ⓘ
governs selection and establishment of the federal district ⓘ
historicalEra Early national period of the United States ⓘ
implementedBy District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801 ⓘ
jurisdiction federal ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatus enacted ⓘ
legislativeBody United States Congress ⓘ
locatedBetween Potomac River at the Conococheague ⓘ
linked to: Potomac River

Potomac River at the Eastern Branch ⓘ
linked to: Potomac River
maximumSize 100 square miles ⓘ
negotiatedBy Alexander Hamilton ⓘ
James Madison ⓘ
Thomas Jefferson ⓘ
partOf Compromise of 1790 ⓘ
linked to: Residence Act
politicalContext sectional compromise between northern and southern states ⓘ
presidentInOffice George Washington ⓘ
primaryBeneficiaryRegion Southern states ⓘ
primaryOppositionRegion Northern states ⓘ
providedFor federal district not exceeding ten miles square ⓘ
selection of a site for the seat of the U.S. federal government ⓘ
region Potomac River basin ⓘ
linked to: Potomac River
relatedTo District of Columbia ⓘ
linked to: Washington, D.C.

Funding Act of 1790 ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ
resultedIn creation of Washington, D.C. ⓘ
creation of the District of Columbia ⓘ
shortDescription 1790 U.S. law establishing a permanent national capital on the Potomac River ⓘ
signedBy George Washington ⓘ
specifiedLocation Potomac River ⓘ
startOfEffect 1790 ⓘ
subjectMatter location of the United States capital ⓘ
temporarySeatEndDate 1800-12-01 ⓘ
temporarySeatOfGovernment Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Philadelphia
timeLimitForSelection before the first Monday in December 1800 ⓘ

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Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Residence Act → partOf → Compromise of 1790 ⓘ
linked to: Residence Act
Funding Act of 1790 → compromiseInvolved → Compromise of 1790 ⓘ
linked to: Residence Act
Funding Act of 1790 → linkedTo → Residence Act of 1790 ⓘ
linked to: Residence Act
District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801 → relatedTo → Residence Act of 1790 ⓘ
linked to: Residence Act
Compromise of 1790 → followedBy → Residence Act of 1790 ⓘ
linked to: Residence Act
First United States Congress → enacted → Residence Act ⓘ
Washington administration → signed → Residence Act ⓘ
District of Columbia → establishedBy → Residence Act ⓘ
presidency of George Washington → majorLegislation → Residence Act of 1790 ⓘ
linked to: Residence Act
District Clause of the U.S. Constitution → relatedTo → Residence Act of 1790 ⓘ
linked to: Residence Act
Seat of Government Clause → historicallyLinkedTo → Residence Act of 1790 ⓘ
linked to: Residence Act