Pierre L'Enfant and the purpose of Washington D.C.

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Pierre L'Enfant served George Washington's army at what location during the American Revolutions?

Valley Forge

L'Enfant designed Pennsylvania Avenue to connect the "Congress House" with the "President's House". Pennsylvania Avenue developed into what is now called.

grand avenue

What was the purpose in creating Washington D.C.

to have a place of power,unity,history and culture.

L'Enfant never finished his plan for America's new capital, because George Washington excused him from the project after L'Enfant had only worked on the plan for how long?

11 months

In what year was Washington D.C. established?

1790

What port towns were in the 100 square miles George Washington selected for Capital?

Alexandria and Georgetown

L'Enfant was recognized for his service to the United States and was reburied where in 1909?

Arlington National Cemetery

What did L'Enfant make wide and lined tress in Washington DC

Avenues

When did L'Enfant die

June 14, 1825

The shared idea for the capital city for both the McMillian Plans and the L'Enfant plan was to do what in the capital city?

Let air and light reach the pedestrian level.

In 1901 the Senate formed a team of architects and planners who updated the capital based on L'Enfant's original idea. What was the commission called?

McMillan Commission

When and were was Pierre L'Enfant born?

Pairs, France; August 2, 1754

A Man from France who came to America to fight in the Revolutionary War and became a city planner for George Washington.

Pierre L'Enfant

Who did Washington chose to design Washington DC

Pierre L'Enfant

L'Enfant's public walk was created to go from the Capital to what river?

Potamac River

What did L'Enfant name some streets

States

Washington was created as a place of power: It contains the head of the three branches of the federal government connected by what piece of land designed by L'Enfant?

The National Mall

The Act that established a temporary and permanent seat of the Government of the United States?

The Residence Act of 1790.

President George Washington picked a land area for the Capital City of 100 square miles where the Easter Branch met the Potomac River near his Mount Vernon home in what state and why?

The land was in Virginia and was located between the northern and the southern states.


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