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U.S. Govt. Under The Constitution Begins
Washington is inaugurated. Suggestions for addressing the president include "Excellency" and "Highness." Washington states U.S. neutrality after the French Revolution begins in Paris. -
First Census
U.S. population totals 3.9 million, including app. 760,000 African American , of whom 700,000 are enslaved. -
Bill Of Rights Is Ratified
Vermont enters the Union as the 14th state. Benjamin Banneker writes Jefferson to apply the Declaration's principles to enslaved people. -
Presidential Election
Kentucky enters the Union as the 15th state; first state to grant universal manhood suffrage. Washington and Adam are re-elected president and vice-president. -
Whiskey Rebellion
Farmers in western Pennsylvania protest the excise tax on Whiskey. U.S. troops defeat the Shawnee Indians (Battle of Fallen Timbers) near the Ohio River. -
NorthWest Territory
Spain allows the U.S. navigation rights on the Mississippi River. The 31st parallel is set as the border between the U.S. and the Spanish empire. -
Presidential Election
John Adams (Federalist) defeats Thomas Jefferson (Republican) for president (Jefferson becomes vice-President). -
Quasi War
1798-1800 begins when France attempts to bribe U.S. commissioners in Paris. Sparking the building tension between the nations. -
Alien & Sedition Acts
Restrict political opposition and order deportation of "dangerous aliens." Eli Whitney opens factory to build rifles for the U.S. -
Second Census
U.S. population totals 5.3 million, including one million African Americans. Federal capital moves from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C. -
Presidential Election
Jefferson & Burr (Democratic- Republican) tie for president, defeating Adams and Pinckney (Federalist). -
Barbary War Begins
Tripoli declares war on U.S. Jefferson sends U.S. ships to the Mediterranean Sea. -
Louisiana Territory
Is purchased from France for $15 million, nearly doubling the size of the U.S. -
Lewis & Clark Expedition
Begins in St. Louis. Ohio enters the Union as the 17th state, granting universal manhood suffrage. -
Marbury v. Madison
Supreme Court declares its right to review the constitutionality of acts of Congress. -
Presidential Election
Jefferson is re-elected president and George Clinton elected vice president. -
Barbary War Ends
After the Barbary War Ends the U.S. capture Darna. Piracy by
Barbary States continues until 1815 -
Ban On Slave Trade
Embargo Act is passed by Congress in response to British and French interference with the U.S. trade. -
Presidential Election
James Madison is elected president and George Clinton re elected vice president -
Third Census
U.S. population totals 7.2 million, including 1.4 million African Americans, of whom 1.2 million are enslaved.
