- 1789: George Washington is inaugurated first President.
- 1791: The Bill of Rights is ratified.
- First Bank of the United States is established.
- 1794: Eli Whitney invents the Cotton Gin.
- 1794: The Whiskey Rebellion.
- 1795: Jay Treaty is ratified.
- 1796: Washington's Farewell Address.
- 1798: Alien and Sedition Acts
- 1803: Louisiana Purchase.
- Supreme Court declares parts of the Judiciary Act of 1789 unconstitutional.
- 1804: New Jersey ends slavery.
- 1804-1806: Lewis and Clark Expedition.
- 1807: Robert Fulton builds his first steamboat.
- 1808: African Slave Trade ends.
- 1809: Non-intercourse Act.
- 1812-1814: The War of 1812.
- 1820: Missouri Compromise.
- 1823: Monroe Doctrine declared.
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