[DOC] [TLE] District of Columbia retrocession - Wikipedia [PAR] The District of Columbia retrocession was the process of returning to the state of 
Virginia a part of the land that had been ceded to the federal government of the 
United States for the purpose of creating Washington, D.C., the national capital. 
The area, formed in 1790 under the name of "District of Columbia", initially ... In 
1846 the area of 31 square miles (80 km2) which was ceded by Virginia... [DOC] [TLE] Washington, D.C. - Wikipedia [PAR] Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as "
Washington", ... The Washington metropolitan area, of which the District is a part, 
has a ... ten miles square) as may, by cession of particular states, and the 
acceptance of ... Congress held its first session in Washington on November 17, 
1800. [DOC] [TLE] History of Washington, D.C. - Wikipedia [PAR] The history of Washington, D.C., is tied to its role as the capital of the United 
States. Originally ... Throughout its history, Washington, D.C. residents have 
therefore lacked .... (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may, by Cession of 
Particular States, and the ... The selection of the area around the Potomac River, 
which was the... [DOC] [TLE] Washington, D.C. History F.A.Q. - The Historical Society of ... [PAR] How did D.C. get its name and shape? ... Washington selected a ten square mile 
area of land from property in Maryland and Virginia that lay on both sides of the 
Potomac. (In 1846, land formerly belonging to Virginia was returned to that state. 
... Senators and members of Congress from the states have voting powers. D.C.... [DOC] [TLE] Boundary Stones of Washington, D.C. [PAR] Acting on instructions from Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, Major Andrew 
Ellicott began his initial observations for a rough survey of the the ten-mile square
... [DOC] [TLE] George Washington specifically included land in Virginia ... - DC Vote [PAR] Until 1846, the District of Columbia was a. 10 Miles Square diamond spanning 
the. Potomac ... idea of retroceding most of the remaining area to. Maryland as ... 
City and convened its second session there on. November ... United States for 
themby men who have not ...... Alexandria's retrocession back to Virginia in 
1846. [DOC] [TLE] The District of Columbia: From the Oldest Colony to the 51st State ... [PAR] "John, I will give you DC abortion," Obama was quoted by the Washington ... The 
story of the District of Columbia's struggle against disenfranchisement goes back 
... ten miles square) as may, by cession of particular states, and the acceptance of 
... and Congress granted its wish in 1846, returning the territory to slaveholding... [DOC] [TLE] Washington DC History Guide [PAR] The area also included the cities of Georgetown (1751) and Alexandria (1749), ... 
In 1846 Congress voted to give back to Virginia all the land that state had given 
to the ... This move returned about 32 square miles of territory to Virginia. .... 
States took place on a freezing cold, rainy Saturday morning at 11:30 a.m. on 
January... [DOC] [TLE] The Virginia Portion of the District of Columbia - JStor [PAR] retrocession to the state of Virginia, by an act of. Congress, in 1846, of her portion 
of the District of. Columbia, was at ... trict of Columbia lost a third part of its small 
area. Preliminary to this ... This content downloaded from 66.249.79.44 on Fri, 30 
Sep 2016 18:20:52 UTC .... a district ten miles square could have been formed. [DOC] [TLE] The seat of democracy doesn't get a vote  and seven other ways in ... [PAR] May 19, 2016 ... But the city has since grown rather a lot: its urban area now holds 5m people. ... 
much of the economy it did have was dependent on the slave trade. ... And so, 
they petitioned the state of Virginia to take them back. ... In 1846, the 31 square 
miles of DC territory that had once been part .... September 30, 2016... [DOC] [TLE]

Question: In 1846 the District of Columbia gave back about 30 square miles of its area to this state
Answer: Virginia