What is the significance of burning of washington dc

Well the British had burned Washington .D.C. during the Sacking of York, in the war of 1812. In retaliation American troops set fire to the Parliament, Government House, and several other public buildings in the Upper Canadian capital. It is the only time that the American capital was occupied by enemy forces.

europe would not recognize the confederacy as an independent nation.

herodotus taught this. herodotus was an ancient greek historian who was born in halicarnassus in the persian empire. he is known for having written the book the histories, a detailed record of his "inquiry" on the origins of the greco-persian wars.