INTRODUCTION

In 1790, our first president, George Washington, chose land owned by the states of Maryland and Virginia to be home to the capitol of the United States. [|Click here to watch a video called "What is the first Capital of the United States?"] “Ask HISTORY: What was the first capital of the United States?.” 2013. The History Channel website. Jun 21 2013, 9:57 http://www.history.comhttp://www.history.com/videos/ask-history-first-us-capital. It is now 2013, and our current president, Barack Obama, has decided he wants to move and take the capitol with him to another state in the Northeast Region. He will have student representatives from each state help him decide where to go. You and your partner have just been chosen to represent your state!!! (Your teacher will assign you to a state.) The two of you will work together to create a PREZI for the president that tells why the history, geography, people, and resources of your state would be a perfect new home for the president and our nation’s capitol.