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A Timeline of

Federalist History

By: Fynley, Grace B, & Mason

1789

February 4, 1789 - George Washington is elected unanimously by the Electoral College as the 1st President of the United States.

March 4, 1789 - The U.S. constitution is declared to be in effect as well as John Adams is chosen to be Vice President.

April 30, 1789 -George Washington is inaugurated in New York City.

September 24, 1789 - The Judiciary Act is passed creating the Supreme Court.

1789

1790

January 8, 1790 - The first State of the Union address is given by first president George Washington.

February 1, 1790 - The Supreme Court held an initial session in NY.

March 1, 1790 - Congress commissions the first U.S. census.

July 16, 1790 - Washington approves the Residence Bill and Washington bought land along the Potomac River for federal buildings and parks, creating the District of Columbia. Hamilton wants to pay tens of millions of dollars in war debt.

July 31, 1790 - The first patent in the United States is issued to inventor Samuel Hopkins for an improved method of making potash.

1790

1791

February 25, 1791 - The approval of the first bank in the U.S. by Alexander Hamilton and is stationed in Philadelphia for twenty years by the U.S. Congress. March 4, 1791 - Vermont is the the 14th state

April 27, 1791 - Samuel Mores is born and is know as the U.S. inventor. He later developed the first electric telegraph in the U.S.

August 26, 1791- The steamboat is patented in the United States by John Fitch. It was first launched on the Delaware in 1787.

December 15, 1791- In Philadelphia Congress Hall, the Bill of Rights takes effect. Two of the original twelve amendments do not pass but still continues the first ten amendments.

1791

Vermont

Vermont is the the 14th state in the U.S.. It was carved from areas of New York and New Hampshire. It was first originally known as New Connecticut and Vermont spent the 14 years as an independent republic before they decided to join the Union.

Vermont

1792

February 20, 1792 - The United States Post Office Department is established

April 5, 1792 - The presidential veto is used for the first time when President Washington turns down a bill to apportion representation amongst the states.

May 17, 1792 - The beginnings of the New York Stock Exchange is established with the signing of the Buttonwood agreement.

October 13, 1792 - The white house construction starts

December 3, 1792 - George Washington is reelected president

1792

White House

The cornerstone for the U.S. Executive Mansion (called the White House since 1818) in the new District of Columbia is laid by free-masons and the commissioners of the district during the construction of the home of the president.

White House

George Washington

George Washington is reelected president with no opposition, who is also a federalist, with John Adams reelected as vice president. The Federalists outnumbered the other political party at the time. The Democrat-Republicans decided against a political fight due to Washington's popularity. Washington had considered not serving a second term, but decided to serve again.

1793

February 12, 1793 - The United States Congress passes a federal law requiring the return of slaves that escaped from slave states into free territory or states.

April 22, 1793 - George Washington signs the Proclamation of Neutrality in the French Revolutionary Wars, where France has already declared war on England, the Netherlands, Austria, Prussia, and Sardinia.

August 17, 1793 - An epidemic is declared

December 9, 1793 - The American Minerva, established by Noah Webster, becomes New York City's first daily newspaper.

December 31 - Thomas Jefferson resigns as Secretary of State. Edmund Randolph (1753–1813) will become secretary of State in his stead.

1793

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Epidemic

Dr. Benjamin Rush confers with two Philadelphia doctors about an epidemic of disease along the docks of Philadelphia over the preceding two weeks. By November, over 10% of the population of the city had succumbed, nearly 5,000 people. The disease had been brought to the city by refugees from Haiti, then coupled with a wet spring and swamps that became an incubator for mosquitoes.

1794

March 14, 1794 - Eli Whitney patents the cotton gin

March 22, 1794 - The Slave Trade Act is passed, banning the trade of enslaved people with foreign nations.

March 27, 1794 - The U.S. Government establishes a permanent navy and commissions six vessels to be built. They would be put into service three years later.

September 1, 1794 - The Whiskey Rebellion occured.

August 7 - The Whiskey Rebellion is ended

November 19, 1794 - Jay's Treaty is signed between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Great Britain. This treaty tried to settle some of the lingering troubles stemming from the American Revolution.

1794

The Whiskey Rebellion

Occured when western Pennsylvania farmers in the Monongahela Valley, upset over the liquor tax passed in 1791, are suppressed by 15,000 militia sent by Alexander Hamilton to establish the authority of the federal government to uphold its laws.

1795

January 15, - The University of North Carolina, at Chapel Hill, becomes the first operating state university in the United States, .

January 31 - Washington resigned as Secretary of the Treasury and was replaced by Oliver Wolcott, Jr.

February 7, - The United States passes the 11th amendment to the U.S. Constitution on the subject of each state's sovereign immunity.

August 3, - General Wayne signs a peace treaty with the Indians

September 5 - America signs the Treaty of Tripoli with Algiers October 27 - The Treaty of Madrid is signed, establishing the boundaries between the Spanish Colonies and the United States.

November 28 - The United States purchases peace with Tunis and Algiers by supplying a frigate and over $800,000.

1795

Fort Greenville Treaty

General Wayne signs a peace treaty with the Indians at Fort Greenville, Ohio, ending the hostilities in what was then known as the Northwest Territories after the Indian confederation's defeat (the treaty included the above mentioned tribes, as well as the Eel Rivers, Weas, Kickapoos, Piankeshaws, and Kaskaskias) at Fallen Timbers the year before.

Treaty of Tripoli

America signs the Treaty of Tripoli with Algiers, agreeing to pay money to the Barbary pirates in exchange for the release of prisoners along with a yearly tribute to protect their shipping interests in the Mediterranean Sea.

Treaty of Tripoli

1796

June 1, 1796 - Tennessee is admitted to the Union of the 16th State.

July 8, 1796 - The United States State Department issues the first passport.

July 11, 1796 - Possession of the city of Detroit by the United States is taken by terms of the Jay Treaty with Great Britain.

September 19, 1796 - President George Washington gives his final address as president, published in the American Daily Advertiser, urging strong warnings against permanent foreign alliances, large public debt, and a large military establishment.

November 4 to December 7, 1796 - The U.S. Electoral College meets.

1796

Electoral College

Electoral College meets

The U.S. Electoral College meets to elect Federalist John Adams as president. John Adams defeated Thomas Jefferson, of the Democrat Republican party, whose platform included the notion of a weak central government, in the U.S. presidential election. Political parties came into prominence with this election after the retirement of George Washington. Electors who chose the president were chosen by the states, using various methods, including the popular vote or by state legislators. Adams received 71 electoral votes to Jefferson's 68.

1797

Jan 1-Albany replaces New York City as capital of New York

Jan 30 US Congress refuses to accept 1st petition from African American

Mar 4 John Adams inaugurated as 2nd President of The United States, Thomas Jefferson 2nd Vice PresidentMar 28 Nathaniel Briggs of New Hampshire patents a washing machine

May 10 1st US Navy ship, the "United States," is launched

Jul 8 1st US senator (William Blount of Tennessee) expelled by impeachment

1797

1798

May 4, 1798 - Thomas Jefferson, then Vice President of the United States, informs the American Philosophical Society of his invention of a new mould board for a plow.

April 7, 1798 - The Territory of Mississippi is established from parts of Georgia and South Carolina, and later expanded to include disputed territory of the United States and Spain.

July 7, 1798 - Congress voids all treaties with France due to French raids on U.S. ships and a rejection of its diplomats, and orders the Navy to capture French armed ships. Eighty-four French ships are captured by the U.S. Navy (with 45 ships) and private ships (365).

July 14, 1798 - The alien and Sedition Act

1798

The Alien and Sedition act

July 14, 1798 - The Alien and Sedition Act are four bills that included making it a federal crime to publish malicious statements about the United States Government, plus powers of the president to control immigration, imprisonment, and deportation of aliens who opposed the government.

November 16, 1798 - The Kentucky Resolve, opposing the expansion of government power in the Alien and Sedition Act and deeming them unconstitutional passes. On December 24, 1798 the Virginia legisulature passed a similar Resolve. Three of the bills were eventually repealed, with the fourth, the Alien Enemies Act, with revisions, is still in effect.

1799

1799-1800- Fries Rebellion

January 30, 1799- Logan act

February 9, 1799- Victory against France

March 29, 1799- Law to abolish slavery passed

June 6 1799 : Patrick Henry dies

December 14 1799 - Washington dies from an infection

1799

Fries's Rebellion

Fries's rebellion was an uprising of Eastern Pennsylvainian farmers after the Adams Administration levied the first direct property tax of United States history. It seemed to impact the farmers more than wealthier citizens. The leader of the rebellion was a Revolutionary war hero named John Fries.

Fries's Rebellion

The Logan Act

The Logan Act is a United States federal law that illegalizes negotiation by unauthorized American citizens with foreign governments having a quarrel with the United States. It was established by the 5th United States Congress.

Logan Act

Victory Against France

The United States Navy scored its first clear victory against France when the warship Constellation captured the French ship L'Insurgente near the island of St. Kitts.

Victory Against France

Abolishing Slavery

A law is passed to abolish slavery in the state of New York, effective twenty-eight years later, in 1827. It freed slave children born after July 4, 1799, but indentured them until they were young adults. In 1817 a new law passed that would free slaves born before 1799 but not until 1827.

Abolishing Slavery

1800

April 24, 1800 -The United States Library of Congress is founded.

May 7, 1800- Dividing of the Northwest Territory

September 30, 1800- Convention of 1800 ends the Quasi-War

1800

Dividing of the Northwest Territory

Northwest Territory

Congress passed an act dividing the Northwest Territory into two parts, with the border between them running north from the intersection of the Ohio and Kentucky Rivers. The western part of the territory was known as the Indiana Territory while the eastern half retained the name Northwest Territory.

The Convention of 1800

This convention was for a treaty to be signed to end the French-American Quasi-War. The Quasi-War was a naval war against French privateers who were seizing United States ships in the Caribbean Sea. The convention, also called the Treaty of Mortefontaine, ended the alliance between France and America.

Convention of 1800

1801

January 20, 1801- John Marshall is appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

Feb 17, 1801 - Jefferson Elected Over Burr

March 4, 1801 - Thomas Jefferson is inaugurated for his first term as President of the United States.

1801

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