Permanent historical factsheet

Capital

United States · Government / Government of USA. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1800–1824Date range
2Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1800

John Adams1800

Washington · Government / Government of USA

Moves the Presidential seat of Government to the Whitehouse in Washington

1824

James Monroe1824

Liberia · Government / Government of USA

The capital of Liberia is named after James Monroe

Names involved

James MonroeJohn Adams

Provenance

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