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The first president on April 30, 1789 George Washington became president and took the oath of office as the first president of the United States under that new constitution.
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In 1789 France erupted in revolution. Americans cheered at first as the French rose up against their king. The French struggle against royal tyranny was familiar to them.
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They established the judiciary act of 1789 to add a federal court system. Which meant the states kept their own laws and courts, but the federal courts had the power to reserve state decisions.
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In 1791 Congress passed a tax on the manufacture and sale of whiskey, a type of alcohol made from grain.
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In November 1791, St. Clair’s army met a strong Native American force led by Little Turtle, a Miami chief. More than 600 U.S. soldiers died in the battle. It was the worst defeat U.S. forces had ever suffered against Native Americans.
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The bill of rights was added to the constitution in December 1791, these amendments, together called the Bill of Rights, became part of the constitution. The Bill of Rights limits the power of government.
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The anger from the tax turned into violence in July 1794. So an armed mob attacked tax collectors and burned down buildings. This protest alarmed government leaders. They viewed it as a challenge to the power of the new government.
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In 1794 the British urged Native Americans to destroy American settlements west of the Appalachians. The British also began building a new fort in Ohio.
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In August 1794, Wayne’s army defeated more than 1000 Native Americans under Shawnee chief Blue Jacket. The battle of fallen timbers, neat present-day Toledo, Ohio, crushed the Native Americans’ hopes of keeping their land.
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In the treaty of Greenville (1795), Native American leaders agreed to surrender most of the land in what is now Ohio.
