Establishing CongressEstablishing Congress: The Removal to Washington, D. C., and the Election of 1800 focuses on the end of the 1790s, when, in rapid succession, George Washington died, the federal government moved to Washington, D. C., and the election of 1800 put Thomas Jefferson and the Democratic Republican Party in charge of the federal government. Establishing Congress dispels the myths and misinformation that surround the federal governments move to Washington and