The U.S. Constitution in 1789 called for the creation of a federal district under exclusive jurisdiction of the U.S. Congress. As such, Washington, D.C., is not part of any state, and is not one itself.

Washington DC is a federal district, not a state, which gives Congress unusual control over it and leaves residents without full congressional representation.

Georgetown, the City of Washington, and the County of Washington were combined under the new jurisdiction and the territorial government of the District of Columbia.

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Washington D.C. and the District of Columbia are two names often used interchangeably to describe the same place – the capital of the United States. However, there are slight differences between the two terms, both historically and in terms of their legal and administrative status.

What is the difference between Washington, DC. and the District of ...

District of Columbia. The district occupied entirely by Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States; bordered by Maryland to the north and Virginia to the south.

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