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  2. 1789 in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Events from the year 1789 in the United States. The Articles of Confederation , the agreement under which the nation's government had been operating since 1781, was superseded by the Constitution in March of this year.

  3. History of the United States (1789–1815) - Wikipedia

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    The history of the United States from 1789 to 1815 was marked by the nascent years of the American Republic under the new U.S. Constitution. George Washington was elected the first president in 1789.

  4. List of United States Congresses - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of the several United States Congresses, since their beginning in 1789, including their beginnings, endings, and the dates of their individual sessions. Each elected bicameral Congress (of the two chambers of the Senate and the House of Representatives) lasts for two years and begins on January 3 of odd-numbered years.

  5. 1788–89 United States presidential election - Wikipedia

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    This was the only U.S. presidential election that spanned two calendar years without a contingent election and the first national presidential election in American history. Under the Articles of Confederation, which were ratified in 1781, the United States had no head of state.

  6. History of the United States (1776–1789) - Wikipedia

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    The history of the United States from 1776 to 1789 was marked by the nation's transition from the American Revolutionary War to the establishment of a novel constitutional order. As a result of the American Revolution , the thirteen British colonies emerged as a newly independent nation, the United States of America , between 1776 and 1789.

  7. List of United States federal legislation, 1789–1901 - Wikipedia

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    An Act to establish the Judicial Courts of the United States. (Judiciary Act of 1789) Sess. 1, ch. 20 1 Stat. 73: 21: September 29, 1789: Regulation of Process in the Courts of the United States. An Act to regulate Processes in the Courts of the United States. Sess. 1, ch. 21 1 Stat. 93: 22: September 29, 1789

  8. 1st United States Congress - Wikipedia

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    The 1st United States Congress, comprising the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives, met from March 4, 1789, to March 4, 1791, during the first two years of George Washington's presidency, first at Federal Hall in New York City and later at Congress Hall in Philadelphia.

  9. History of the United States government - Wikipedia

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    The United States government faced a major challenge from the nullification crisis in 1832. The Tariff of 1832 was passed, and while it was a reduction of the controversial Tariff of 1828, its passage still resulted in conflict.