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From Westmoreland County, VA
Local public school in Fredericksburg
Commander of the Continental Army in 1775
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Congress passes the United States' first naturalization law, establishing terms of citizenship.
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Rhode Island ratifies the Constitution, becoming the last of the original thirteen states under the Articles of Confederation to join the newly formed Union.
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Washington signs the first US copyright law.
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Washington signs bill into law that permanently places the nation's capital along the Potomac River,
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President Washington signs a bill into law that directed the federal government to assume the Revolutionary War debts of the states.
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Congress approves its first internal revenue law, creating fourteen revenue districts and placing a tax on all distilled spirits.
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Granted US citizen to ship goods through New Orleans port without paying the Spanish government
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From Braintree, MA
Harvard educated lawyer
785 to 1788 he was minister to the Court of St. James’s, -
Raised a 80,000 man militia if they went to war with France
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Federal courts shall not have the jurisdiction over altercations between individuals from one state against individuals from another state.
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From Shadwell, VA
7 years in Williamsburg
Commander in chief of the Virginia militia
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Passes an act, which is signed into law by Jefferson, establishing an official United States Military Academy at West Point.
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Naturalization laws of 1798 are repealed the required length of residency reverts from fourteen years to five years.
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President Jefferson signs the Enabling Act, establishing procedures under which territories organized under the Ordinance of 1787 can become a state.
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The Embargo Act, modified and authorized by President Jefferson, now permits vessels to transport American goods from foreign ports.
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In spite of Thomas Jefferson's vehement protest, the British government announces it will continue to impress seamen on American ships thought to be British.
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A more stringent than the first and is commonly known as the “O grab me Act.”
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From Port Conway, Virginia
College education later known as Princeton University
Colonel in the Orange County militia.
Virginia representative -
After it is attacked, the U.S. battleship President fires on the British ship HMS Little Belt.
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The British foreign secretary announces an end to the Orders in Council. The announcement comes too late, however, as Madison requested a declaration of war against Britain on June 1.
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Madison calls a special session of Congress to convene November 4 in preparation for war against Britain.
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November 5, 1811
War message
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Madison delivers a tentative war message to Congress, indicating his shift in policy
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Harrison's militia is barely successful at the Battle of Tippecanoe, an engagement that serves as a prelude to the War of 1812. Tecumseh flees to Canada and British protection.
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The increase in manpower is far greater than Madison's request he had asked for a force of 10,000 but the bill provides less flexibility than Madison had requested.
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In Europe, the United States and Britain sign the Treaty of Ghent. News of the Treaty will reach the United States in February 1815.
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The Senate ratifies the Treaty of Ghent on February 16.
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From Braintree, MA
Graduated Harvard college in 1787
Served as a colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War
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The first passage on the 363 mile-long Erie Canal is completed from Lake Erie to New York City, linking the Atlantic and trans-Atlantic marketplaces.
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Military standardization and integration of Union and state militias is a foremost concern during the Adams administration.
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President Adams finalizes a settlement with the British over restitution for damages incurred during the War of 1812, left unresolved by the Treaty of Ghent.
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Adams proclaims all American ports closed to trade with British colonies.
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Additional European states are incorporated into the MFN trade system, the pre-conditions of commercial growth
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From Denison, TX
Graduated from Abilene High School in 1909
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Eisenhower signs the Submerged Lands Act, allowing states to submerge navigable lands within their borders to create waterways such as rivers.
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Eisenhower proposes broadening the provisions of the Social Security Act to cover more than 10 million additional Americans.
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Eisenhower signs the Refugee Relief Act of 1953, admitting 214,000 more immigrants than permitted under existing immigration quotas.
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The United States and Japan sign a mutual defense agreement that provides for the gradual and partial rearmament of Japan.
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Creating jointly with Canada the St. Lawrence Seaway, a canal, lock and river system which allows for water travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes
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The United States signs a mutual defense pact with Taiwan
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The United States signs a mutual defense pact with Taiwan
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Eisenhower releases $1 billion worth of Uranium-235 for peaceful atomic purposes.
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Eisenhower approves U-2 spy flights over the Soviet Union.
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From Hope, AR
Graduated from Georgetown University in 1968,
Joined the R.O.T.C. as a way of avoiding being drafted into service during the Vietnam War