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1777
Congress is created under the Articles of Confederation
1781
Articles of Confederation is ratified
1785
Congress passes Land Ordinance of 1785
1786
Delegates from five states meet at Annapolis Convention to discuss revising Articles of Confederation
1787
Daniel Shays leads attack on federal arsenal at Springfield,
Massachusetts Congress passes Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Delegates from twelve states meet at Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia
First Federalist Papers are published
1788
Nine states ratify the new Constitution
1789
March 4, 1789: George Washington becomes the first U.S. President
The First Congress under the Constitution convenes In New York, symbolizing the beginning of a long period of working out the details of the new government
Congress passes the Judiciary Act of 1789
French Revolution begins
1790
Congress creates Washington, D.C., as national capital
January 1790: Alexander Hamilton suggests the national assumption of state debt, the sale of US government bonds, and the establishment of a permanent national debt, which Congress passes
First Indian Intercourse Act is passed
December 1790: Hamilton suggests the creation of the Bank of the United States as a depository for federal revenue and a source of federal loans. The bank is granted a twenty-year charter in February 1791.
1791
Bill of Rights is ratified
February: The Bank of the United States is founded and granted a 24 charter
1792
Washington is reelected
