Why was the nation’s new capital built on the Potomac River between Maryland and Virginia?
AGeorge Washington chose the site because it was in a central location. B. Benjamin Banneker chose the site based on Article V of the Constitution. C. Pierre-Charles L’Enfant wanted to sell land in Maryland to the U.S. government.
DThomas Jefferson wanted the capital to be near his plantation at Monticello.
AGeorge Washington chose the site because it was in a central location. B. Benjamin Banneker chose the site based on Article V of the Constitution. C. Pierre-Charles L’Enfant wanted to sell land in Maryland to the U.S. government.
DThomas Jefferson wanted the capital to be near his plantation at Monticello.