In the later 19th century, after the Civil War, DC reinvented itself as a grand, international city, fit to be the capital of the great nation of the United States. Many factors facilitated this change, such as the fact that the capital had defended itself from Confederates in the Civil War. There were many geographical changes and changes in demographics throughout the time period; as technology became more advanced, so did Washington. Before the Civil War, in the earlier part of the 19th century…
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