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1789

 * April 30, 1789 - Washington was inaugurated as the first President of the United States on April 30, 1789, near New York City’s Wall Street, at Federal Hall.
 * Judiciary Act of 1789 (September 24, 1789) – established the federal judiciary, including the Supreme Court, as well as the United States Attorney General, and giving Congress the authority to establish lower courts.
 * John Jay – Chief Justice, 1789
 * William Cushing – 1789
 * John Rutledge – 1789
 * James Wilson – 1789
 * John Blair – 1789

1790

 * First State of the Union Address, (January 8, 1790)
 * Second State of the Union Address, (December 8, 1790)
 * Indian Intercourse Acts – Signed into law on July 22, 1790, it regulated commerce between American Indians and non-Indians and restricting travel by non-Indians onto Indian land
 * Naturalization Act of 1790 – provided the first rules to be followed by the United States in the granting of national citizenship
 * Residence Act of 1790 – designated Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as the temporary capital city of the United States federal government for a period of ten years, and specified the permanent capital be located on the Potomac River
 * James Iredell – 1790

1791

 * Third State of the Union Address, (October 25, 1791)
 * Bank Act of 1791 – established the First Bank of the United States


 * Spring

George Washington was personally involved in overseeing the planning and construction of the new capital on the Potomac. He appointed Pierre Charles L'Enfant to devise a plan for the federal city. On March 28, 1791, Washington arrived in Georgetown from Philadelphia to meet with L'Enfant and the commissioners, who were negotiating land purchases.

On April 7, 1791, Washington embarked on a tour of the southern states, which lasted through May. On his tour, Washington visited Charleston, South Carolina and saw the statehouse there under construction, but near complete. The first design for the White House had similarities to the statehouse. Also while in Charleston, Washington was introduced to a young Irish builder, James Hoban.


 * Summer

In mid-June, Washington returned to Mount Vernon and stayed there for three weeks, allowing time to be given to planning of the Federal city.

When Washington returned to Philadelphia, there was open hostility between Washington's Federalists and the opposition (Hamilton, et al).

1792

 * Fourth State of the Union Address, (November 6, 1792)
 * Coinage Act of 1792 – established the United States Mint, established the United States dollar, and regulated coinage of the United States
 * Militia Act of 1792 – established the various states militia and granted the President the authority to call out the state militia under federal control
 * The Apportionment Bill, vetoed April 5, 1792, on constitutional grounds
 * Thomas Johnson – 1792

1793

 * Second Inaugural Address, (March 4, 1793)
 * Fifth State of the Union Address, (December 3, 1793)
 * Fugitive Slave Act of 1793 – made it a federal crime to assist an escaping slave, and established the legal system by which escaped slaves would be returned to their masters
 * William Paterson – 1793

1794

 * Sixth State of the Union Address, (November 19, 1794)
 * Slave Trade Act of 1794 – limited the United States' involvement in the transportation of slaves by prohibiting the export of slaves from the United States
 * Naval Act of 1794 – established the United States Navy

1795

 * Seventh State of the Union Address, (December 8, 1795)
 * Treaty of Greenville (1795) – brought an effective end to the Northwest Indian War with the ceding of Indian lands in the Ohio River Valley to the United States
 * Jay Treaty (1795)- averted war with Great Britain, solved many issues left over from the Revolution, and opened peaceful trade; highly controversial and led to formation of opposition party under Jefferson
 * Pinckney’s Treaty (1795) – established friendship between Spain, defined boundaries with Spanish colonies, and guaranteed navigation rights on the Mississippi River
 * John Rutledge – Chief Justice, 1795 (an associate justice 1790–1795)

1796

 * Eighth State of the Union Address, (December 7, 1796)
 * Farewell Address, (September 17, 1796)
 * Treaty of Tripoli (1796) – the United States agreed to pay a yearly tribute to the Pasha of Tripoli in exchange for the peaceful treatment of United States shipping in the Mediterranean
 * Samuel Chase – 1796
 * Oliver Ellsworth – Chief Justice, 1796

1797

 * A Bill to alter and amend an Act entitled, "An Act to ascertain and fix the military establishment of the United States", vetoed February 28, 1797, on the advice of Secretary of War James McHenry