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Washington is inaugurated. Washington states U.S. neutrality after the French Revolution begins in Paris.
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First petition to congress to emancipate slaves is submitted by Quakers. Judith Sargent Murray publishes "On the Equality of the sexes."
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First bank of the united states is chartered for a twenty-year period. Vermont enters the Union as the 14th state.
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Washington and Adams are re-elected president and vice-press. Fugitive slave Act is passed by congress.
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U.S. troops defeat the Shawnee Indians ( Battle of Fallen Timbers) near the Ohio River. Spain allows the U.S. navigation rights on the Mississippi River, and the 31st parallel is set as the border between the U.S and the Spanish empire.
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Northwest Territory is opened for settlement after Indian defeat at Fallen Timbers. Tennessee enters the Union as the 16th state, granting universal manhood suffrage.
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Washington leaves the presidency after two terms and delivers his farewell Address. John Adams is inaugurated as second president of the United States.
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1798-1800 begins when France attempts to bribe U.S. commissioners in Paris. Started sparking the building tension between the nations.
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1798-1800 begins when France attempts to bribe U.S. commissioners in Paris. started sparking the bulding tension between the nations.
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Eli Whitney opens factory to build rifles for U.S. government using his system of interchangeable parts. George Washington dies in Virginia at age 63.
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Federal capital moves form Philadelphia to Washington, D.C. South Carolina bans slaves from gathering for religious worship between sunset and dawn.
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Jefferson & Burr (Democratic_ Republican) tie for president, defeating Adams and Pinkeye (federalist). john Marshall is appointed Chief Justice of the supreme Court (1801-1835)
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An anonymous "lady" published The Female Advocate. Alie and sedition allowed to expire by Congress.
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Louisiana Territory is purchased form France for $15 million, nearly doubling the size of the U.s.
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Ohio enters the Union as the 17th state, granting universal manhood suffrage. Samuel Adams dies in Boston at age 81.
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Supreme Court declares its right to review the constitutionality of acts of congress. Alexander Hamilton is killed by vice president Aaron Burr in a duel.
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Jefferson is re- elected president and George Clinton elected vice pres.
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After U.S. troops capture Darna. Piracy by Barbary states continues until 1815. Lewis and Clark expedition reaches the pacific Ocean.
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Jefferson orders British warship to leave U.S. water after British attack the Chesapeake. U.S. ships and cargoes in European ports are confiscated by France.
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James Madison elected president and George Clinton re-elected vice president. john Adams is inaugurated as second president of the United States.
