Maybe one of our mathematically minded OTers can help me: this is the 110th Congress; and the whole USian circus got rolling around
I haven't stopped to do the math, but... G. Washington wasn't President until 1789 (even though things generally got rolling earlier), so maybe that's where the disparity is?
Cathy
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Cathy F. answered:
Yup, the so-called American Revolution, perhaps called King George's War in the UK (?) lasted thru 1783. The Paris peace accord was January 1784.
Then the Articles of Confederation, from 1787-1789, preceded the current US Constitution. The first Congress based on the current Constitution convened in New York City, but was unable to achieve a quorum in March, since most members were still traveling. Quorum was reached April 1789.
Since then there would be 2007 - 1789 = 218 / 2 = 109 congresses, but the first Congress was in session only a year before a quick election in 1790.
(I'm only posting OT because it's you, Andrew.)
Let's see, when did we whip the British? Let's us start with that.
Well, for sure it wasn't in the War of 1812...
Could it have been earlier perhaps?
Thank you both -- and all who leaped in to assist me out of my post-colonial daze.
Am moved -- truly. :-)
If life must be measured in conflicts, not accords, go ahead.
Don't be so defensive, I'm just trying to establish a time-line.
Nice way (said facetiously) to address the British posters...
FF a bit from the end of the Revolutionary War. Starting up a country's gov't. took a little time, even for that illustrious batch of Founding Fathers.
Cathy
Oh hell, don't pamper the Brits, they can jolly well take a little ribbin
Ah. Truly, I was being agreeable: wondered why the use of "whip" and whether sarkiness in my reply would be appropriate. (Should I contrast USian track records in sundry conflicts with good old UKian sensible management of conflicted situations?) I decided to play nicely. Now that you protest, I can "hear" another tone of voice in what you wrote. "Whip" would be w(h)ackiness. ;-)
All happy again.
You know, we didn't actually _quit_, back in the 18th century. We left You Lot alone a while, to see how you'd make out -- it was a lot cheaper in wasted tea, for one thing. Don't make us come Over There. ;-) (Actually, we wouldn't. The US already has enough problems. Where possible kids should be allowed to work out their own problems. Maybe once you have settled that adolescent Dubya-vs-the-Rest-of-the-World fad...)
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