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Founding Early Republic

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Establishment of the Federal Judiciary and Early Supreme Court Decisions (1789–1803)

1789 - 1803

Establishment of the Federal Government and George Washington's Presidency (1789–1797)

1789 - 1796

Creation of the U.S. Capital: Residence Act and Construction of Washington, D.C. (1790–1800)

1790 - 1801

Constitutional Convention and Drafting of the U.S. Constitution (May–September 1787)

1787

Constitutional Compromises on Slavery and Early Federal Slave-Trade Policy (1787–1808)

1787 - 1808

Articles of Confederation: Governance and Challenges (1777–1789)

1777 - 1787

American Revolutionary War (1775–1783)

1775 - 1783

Alien and Sedition Acts and the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions (1798–1799)

1798 - 1802

Alexander Hamilton's Treasury Program and Financial Policies (1789–1795)

1789 - 1795

Adoption of the Bill of Rights (1789–1791)

1788 - 1992

Admission of New States to the Union: Vermont through Ohio (1791–1803)

1789 - 1803

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