Question

The actions of George Washington , Thomas Jefferson and other leaders of the United Sates were important because the helped determine how the would work

Answer 1

The blank is federal government because they had to pave the way and let the future presidents see the best way in which the federal government would work.

Answer 2

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Pierre L’Enfant, the Frenchman who masterminded the District’s layout, was also originally slated to design the chambers for the House and Senate. His plans for the city included the site of what he called “Congress house.” Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson edited L’Enfant’s map prior to its publication, changing every reference to “Capitol.” That might seem to be a minor edit, but it was actually steeped in significance, according to a Senate history of the U.S. Capitol: “Instead of a mere house for Congress, the nation would have a capitol, a place of national purposes, a place with symbolic roots in the Roman Republic.”

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