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Timeline of the George Washington presidency

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The presidency of George Washington began on April 30, 1789, when George Washington was inaugurated as the first president of the United States, and ended on March 4, 1797.

  • January 13 – The U.S. Congress enacts a law providing for, effective May 1, 1795, a United States flag of 15 stars and 15 stripes, in recognition of the recent admission of Vermont and Kentucky as the 14th and 15th states.[18] A subsequent act restores the number of stripes to 13, but provides for additional stars upon the admission of each additional state.
  • February 11 – The first session of the United States Senate is open to the public.
  • March 4 – The Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed by Congress for submission to the states for ratification.[19]
  • March 26 – The U.S. lays a 60-day embargo on all shipping to and from Great Britain.[19]
  • March 27 – The United States Government authorizes the building of the first six United States Navy vessels (in 1797 the first three frigates, United States, Constellation (1797) and Constitution go into service), not to be confused with October 13, 1775, which is observed as the Navy's Birthday.
  • March 27 – The U.S. Senate passes a rule ending its policy of closing all of its sessions to the public.[19]
  • August 20 – Battle of Fallen Timbers in Northwestern Ohio: American troops under the command of General Anthony Wayne (nicknamed "Mad Anthony") defeat Native American tribes of the Western Confederacy.[19]
  • October 4 – In the first and only instance of an incumbent United States president leading men into battle, George Washington arrives at Carlisle, Pennsylvania to guide the U.S. Army's suppression of the Whiskey Rebellion.[20] The rebels soon disperse and the insurrection collapses by the end of the month.
  • November 19 – The United States and Great Britain conclude the Jay Treaty, the basis for ten years of peaceful trade between the two nations.[19]
  • December 8 – The Great New Orleans Fire (1794) burns over 200 buildings in the French Quarter.
  • February 7 – The Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed.
  • June 24 – The United States Senate ratifies the Jay Treaty with Great Britain.
  • August 3 – The signing of the Treaty of Greenville puts an end to the Northwest Indian War.[21]
  • August 14 – President Washington signs the Jay Treaty with Britain on behalf of the United States.[21]
  • September 5 – The United States signs a treaty with the Dey of Algiers, ruled by Baba Hassan, pledging the payment of $23,000 a year tribute to prevent piracy against American ships.[21]
  • October 20 – The United States signs a treaty with Spain, opening commerce along the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico, and establishing boundaries between U.S. territory and Spanish Florida.[21]
  • October 27 – The United States and Spain sign the Treaty of Madrid, which establishes the boundaries between Spanish colonies and the U.S.
  • February 29 – Ratifications of the Jay Treaty between Great Britain and the United States are officially exchanged, bringing it into effect.[22]
  • March 20 – The U.S. House of Representatives demands that the U.S. State Department supply it with documents relating to the negotiation of the Jay Treaty; President Washington declines the request, citing that only the U.S. Senate has jurisdiction over treaties.[22]
  • June 1 – Tennessee joins the Union as the 16th State.[1]
  • July 11 – The United States takes possession of Detroit from Great Britain, under the terms of the Jay Treaty.
  • September 19 – George Washington's Farewell Address was first published in Philadelphia's American Daily Advertiser.[23]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Vernon, Mount. "First President". Mount Vernon. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Knott, Stephen (September 26, 2016). "George Washington". Miller Center. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  3. ^ "1st President – George Washington". C-SPAN. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  4. ^ Vernon, Mount. "George Washington's "First 100 Days"". Mount Vernon. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e Harper's Encyclopaedia of United States History from 458 A. D. to 1909, ed. by Benson John Lossing and, Woodrow Wilson (Harper & Brothers, 1910) p168-169
  6. ^ "The establishment of the Department of War". clerk.house.gov. Archived from the original on March 7, 2011.
  7. ^ Adamson, Barry (2008). Freedom of Religion, the First Amendment, and the Supreme Court: How the Court Flunked History. Pelican Publishing. p. 93. ISBN 9781455604586.
  8. ^ Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States, 1789-1793, August 21, 1789, p. 85
  9. ^ "The First Supreme Court". History.com. Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2008.
  10. ^ Vernon, Mount. "George Washington and Thanksgiving". Mount Vernon. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  11. ^ "Historical Events for Year 1790 | OnThisDay.com". Historyorb.com. August 11, 1790. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Harper's Encyclopaedia of United States History from 458 A. D. to 1909, ed. by Benson John Lossing and, Woodrow Wilson (Harper & Brothers, 1910) p169
  13. ^ "A Brief Overview of the Supreme Court" (PDF). United States Supreme Court. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  14. ^ "This week in history: Washington signs the Residence Act", by Cody K. Carlson, The Deseret News (Salt Lake City UT), July 15, 2015
  15. ^ Robert M. Owens, Red Dreams, White Nightmares: Pan-Indian Alliances in the Anglo-American Mind, 1763–1815 (University of Oklahoma Press, 2015)
  16. ^ Vernon, Mount. "President Washington's Second Term (1793–1797)". Mount Vernon. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  17. ^ Harper's Encyclopaedia of United States History from 458 A. D. to 1909, ed. by Benson John Lossing and, Woodrow Wilson (Harper & Brothers, 1910) p170
  18. ^ "Flag of the United States". The Port Folio (July 1818) p. 18.
  19. ^ a b c d e Lossing, Benson John; Wilson, Woodrow, eds. (1910). Harper's Encyclopaedia of United States History from 458 A.D. to 1909. Harper & Brothers. p. 170.
  20. ^ Hogeland, William (2015). The Whiskey Rebellion: George Washington, Alexander Hamilton and the Frontier Rebels Who Challenged America's Newfound Sovereignty. Simon and Schuster. p. 213.
  21. ^ a b c d Harper's Encyclopaedia of United States History from 458 A. D. to 1909, ed. by Benson John Lossing and, Woodrow Wilson (Harper & Brothers, 1910) p170-171
  22. ^ a b Harper's Encyclopaedia of United States History from 458 A. D. to 1909, ed. by Benson John Lossing and, Woodrow Wilson (Harper & Brothers, 1910) p171.
  23. ^ Vernon, Mount. "George Washington's Farewell Address". Mount Vernon. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
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