Which statement best describes a reason for choosing a site between Maryland and Virginia on the Potomac River for the nation's new capital?
A.
An amendment to the U.S. Constitution established that location as the site for the nation's capital.
B.
The people living there voted to accept the nation's capital, while people in other areas did not want it.
C.
Maryland and Virginia threatened to go to war if the capital was not located between them.
D.
George Washington thought a site in the middle of the country between North and South was appropriate.