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October 17 – Richard Mentor Johnson, U.S. Senator from Kentucky from 1819 to 1829 and 9th vice president of the United States from 1837 to 1841 (died 1850) October 22 – John Forsyth, U.S. Senator from Georgia from 1818 to 1819 and from 1829 to 1834 (died 1841) October 25 Philip Hone, Mayor of New York City from 1826 to 1827 (died 1851)
The United States Department of the Post Office is established. [112] September 24 – The Judiciary Act of 1789 establishes the federal judiciary, and the United States Marshals Service. [117] September 25 – The United States Congress proposes a set of 12 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, for ratification by the states. [112]
The Confederation period was the era of the United States' history in the 1780s after the American Revolution and prior to the ratification of the United States Constitution. In 1781, the United States ratified the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union and prevailed in the Battle of Yorktown , the last major land battle between British ...
1780s in the United States by state or territory (26 C) / 1780s disestablishments in the United States (13 C) 0–9. 1780 in the United States (7 C, 30 P)
1780s elections in the United States by state (18 C) ... 1789 in the United States by state or territory (15 C) C. 1780s in Connecticut (12 C) D. 1780s in Delaware ...
The 1780s marked an economic downturn for the United States due to debts incurred during the Revolutionary War, Congress' inability to levy taxes, and significant inflation of the Continental dollar. Political essays such as Common Sense and The Federalist Papers had a major effect on American culture and public opinion.
1780s; 1790s; 1800s; 1810s; 1820s; 1830s; Subcategories. This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total. ... 1780 in the United States by state or ...
During the 1780s, the United States had operated under the Articles of Confederation, which was essentially a treaty of thirteen sovereign states. [4] Domestic and foreign policy challenges convinced many in the United States of the need for a new constitution that provided for a stronger national government.