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[1]: 70 One writer who investigated Jackson's brief residence circa 1788–89 in what is now East Tennessee reported, "He was recognized from the first as a man who 'would fight at the drop of a hat, and drop the hat himself.'" [2] Per biographer Robert V. Remini, Jackson had a "vicious temper that frequently exploded into ugly language and ...
Presidential elections were first held in the United States from December 15, 1788 to January 7, 1789, under the new Constitution ratified in 1788. George Washington was unanimously elected for the first of his two terms as president and John Adams became the first vice president.
The presidential election of 1788–1789 was the first election of a federal head of state or head of government in United States history. Prior to the ratification of the United States Constitution in 1788, the U.S. had been governed under the Articles of Confederation, which provided for a very limited central government; what power that did exist was vested in the Congress of the ...
The 1788–89 United States presidential election in South Carolina took place on January 7, 1789, as part of the 1789 United States presidential election. The state legislature chose 7 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for President and Vice President .
The 1788–89 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on January 7, 1789, as part of the 1788–89 United States presidential election to elect the first President. Voters chose 10 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for President and Vice President .
The 1788–89 United States House of Representatives elections were the first U.S. House of Representatives elections following the adoption of the Constitution of the United States. Each state set its own date for its congressional elections, ranging from November 24, 1788, to March 5, 1789, before or after the first session of the 1st United ...
Washington's first unanimous election in 1788–89 was won with a unified trifecta of Pro-Administration members (ideological predecessors to Federalists). Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe's re-election landslides in 1804 and 1820 respectively were won with unified trifectas of Democratic-Republicans (ideological predecessors to Democrats).
Colourised image of Charles Asgill, from a mezzotint of lost c. 1820 original by Thomas Phillips. The Asgill Affair or Huddy-Asgill Affair was a diplomatic incident during the American Revolution named after a British army officer, Captain Charles Asgill (and Captain Joshua "Jack" Huddy).