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First U.S. Census
Counted the population of the U.S. There were 4 million people. Most lived east of the Appalacian Mountains and along the east coast. -
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1790-1820
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"State of Union"
President Washington delivered the 1st "State of the Union" address.
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1st Convening Supreme Court
The US Supreme Court convened for 1st time in Royal Exchange Building, New York City, the nations temporary capital. Congress established the US Supreme Court and a small federal court system when they enacted the Judiciary Act of 1789. The Act called for a total of six members, a Chief -
Hopkins Dies
Francis Hopkinson (53), US writer, music, lawyer, died. He was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence as a delegate from New Jersey. He later served as a federal judge in Pennsylvania. He played a key role in the design of the first American flag. -
Kentucky Joins U.S.
Kentucky became the 15th state of the Union. Kentucky is the 37th largest state in terms of local area, 36th largest in land area, and 26th in population. -
Tribute Tripoli
Congress agreed to pay a yearly tribute to Tripoli, considering it the only way to protect U.S. shipping. -
SIxth Congress, 2nd Session
The Sixth Congress convened for the first time in Washington, DC, in the partially completed Capitol building. Previously, the federal capital had briefly been in other cities, including New York, Philadelphia, and Annapolis, Maryland. George Washington- a surveyor by profession- had been assigned to find a site for a capital city somewhere along the upper Potomac River, which flows between Maryland and Virginia. Apparently expecting to become president, Washin -
No Importion Slaves
A US law banning the import of slaves came into effect, but was widely ignored. -
Fredrick Douglas
Frederick Douglass "The Great Emancipator," was born in Maryland as Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey. He was the son of a slave and a white father who bought his own freedom and published “The Narrative Life of Frederick Douglass” a memoir of his life as a slave. "The life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous." -
2nd Census
The second census was taken in 1820. It showed that the population of the western settlement had increased to 4 million people. The whole population of the U.S. was now at 10 million.