10.7: Chronology
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The following chronology is a list of important dates and events associated with this chapter.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1788 | Electoral College chose George Washington as the first president |
| 1789 | French Revolution began; James Madison drafted the Bill of Rights; Congress approved ten amendments to the Constitution; Congress passed the Judiciary Act of 1789; John Fenno began publishing the Gazette of the United States to support the Washington administration’s policies |
| 1790 | Alexander Hamilton sent the Public Report on Credit and the Report on the Bank to Congress; Hamilton and Madison agreed to the Compromise of 1790; Congress approved the Assumption Bill and the Residence Bill; Congressed passed an excise tax on distilled spirits (the whiskey tax) |
| 1791 | Congress chartered the First National Bank of the United States; Philip Freneau began publishing the National Gazette to oppose the Washington administration’s policies; Hamilton sent the Report on Manufacturers to Congress |
| 1792 | Washington issued a proclamation supporting the enforcement of the whiskey tax |
| 1793 | Reign of Terror began in France; France declared war on Great Britain; Washington issued the Neutrality Proclamation; First Democratic-Republican clubs began to meet; Citizen Edmond Charles Genet arrived in the United States as the new ambassador from France |
| 1794 | French government recalled Genet because of American complaints; Battle of Fallen Timbers occurred in the Ohio Valley; Whiskey Rebellion occurred in western Pennsylvania; Washington led the militia forces to put down the attack on the government |
| 1795 | The United States concluded the Treaty of Greenville with various tribes in the Northwest; The United States concluded Jay’s Treaty (Treaty of Amity, Commerce and Navigation) with Great Britain |
| 1796 | The United States concluded Pinckney’s Treaty (Treaty of San Lorenzo) with Spain; Washington decided not to seek a third term and issued his Farewell Address; John Adams defeated Thomas Jefferson in the presidential election |
| 1798 | XYZ Affair prompted an undeclared war with France (the Quasi-War); Congress passed the Alien and Sedition Acts; Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions passed by the respective state legislatures to oppose the Alien and Sedition Acts |
| 1799 | Fries’s Rebellion (a tax revolt) occurred in western Pennsylvania |
| 1800 | The United States concluded the Treaty of Mortefontaine (Convention of 1800) with France to end the Quasi-War; Thomas Jefferson defeated John Adams in the presidential election |