How did Washington, DC, become the capital of the United States? Why did people begin to care about the location of the capital?

How location for the capital chosen?

How was the city designed?

How were the Capitol and the president’s Palace designed?

Please I need help with this thank you.

Washington was established as the capital of the United States as the result of a compromise following seven years of negotiation by members of the U.S.

Explanation:

Washington was established as the capital of the United States as the result of a compromise following seven years of negotiation by members of the U.S. Congress as they tried to define the concept of a “federal enclave.” On July 17, 1790, Congress passed the Residence Act, which created a permanent seat for the federal government. George Washington, the country’s first president (1789–97), carefully chose the site, which is on the Potomac River’s navigation head (to accommodate oceangoing ships), and near two well-established colonial port cities, George Town (now Georgetown, a section of the city of Washington) and Alexandria, Va. This location bridged the Northern and Southern states, but Washington called it “the gateway to the interior” because he hoped it would also serve to economically bind the Western territories to the Eastern Seaboard—the Tidewater and the Piedmont regions—and thereby secure the allegiance of the frontier to the new country.

The city was named for George Washington, the first president of the United States and a Founding Father, and the federal district is named after Columbia, a female personification of the nation.

18 September 1793

United States Capitol / Construction started.

General information

Architectural style

American neoclassic

Town or city

Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.

Country

United States

Coordinates

38°53′23″N 77°00′32″W

Construction started

September 18, 1793

Completed

1800 (first occupation)

1962 (last extension)

Client

Washington administration

Technical details

Floor count

5

Floor area

16.5 acres (67,000 m2)[1]

Design and construction

Architect

William Thornton, designer

(see Architect of the Capitol)

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