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| 1781 | Articles of Confederation adopted |
| 1784 | Spain closes Mississippi River to American navigation |
| 1785 | Land Ordinance |
| 1786 | Annapolis Convention Shays's Rebellion |
| 1787 | Northwest Ordinance Constitutional Convention meets |
| 1788 | "The Federalist" published Constitution ratified |
| 1789 | Washington becomes first president French Revolution begins Bill of Rights adopted by Congress Judiciary Act of 1789 |
| 1790 | Report on Public Credit |
| 1791 | Report on Manufactures 1st Bank of U.S. chartered Bill of Rights ratified by states |
| 1792 | Washington re-elected president |
| 1793 | France declares war on Britain, Spain and Holland Washington issues Proclamation of Neutrality Cotton gin invented Chisholm v. Georgia Citizen Genet visits U.S. |
| 1794 | Whiskey Rebellion |
| 1795 | Jay's Treaty Pinckney Treaty Treaty of Greenville |
| 1796 | Adams defeats Jefferson in first contested presidential election |
| 1798 | XYZ Affair Alien and Sedition Acts Virginia and Kentucky resolutions Quasi-war with France |
| 1800 | Jefferson defeats Adams (and Burr) for president Gabriel Prosser's Rebellion |
Feldmeth, Greg D. "U.S. History Resources"
http://home.earthlink.net/~gfeldmeth/USHistory.html (31 March 1998).
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