Patriot program

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  • Becoming president

    George Washington had been selected to be the first President of the United States.

  • Congress enacts tariff

    Congress, led by representative James Madison, makes the first protective tariff.

  • First naturalization law

    Congress passes the United States' first naturalization law, establishing terms of citizenship.

  • Copyright law

    President Washington signs the first United States copyright law

  • Rhode Island becomes the 13th state

    Rhode Island becomes the last of the original thirteen states under the Articles of Confederation to join the newly formed Union.

  • Establishing the capital

    President Washington signs a bill into law that permanently places the nation's capital along the Potomac River.

  • Revolutionary War debts

    President Washington signs a bill into law that directed the federal government to assume the Revolutionary War debts of the states.

  • Creating a national bank

    Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton with President Washington's support sends Congress a controversial message calling for the creation of an official Bank of the United States.

  • First revenue law

    Congress approves its first International revenue law, creating fourteen revenue districts and placing a tax on all distilled spirits.

  • Naming the capital

    Commissioners name the territory within the District of Columbia the city of Washington in honor of the nation's first President.