George Washington Presidency: Timeline of Important Events |
| 1776 | July 4, The Declaration of of Independence |
| 1783 | Victory over the British in the American War of Independence (1775–1783) |
| 1786 | Shays Rebellion (1786 - 1787) erupts in Massachusetts, lasting six months |
| 1787 | Rise of the Federalists, led by Alexander Hamilton |
| 1787 | Between 1787 and 1788 the Federalist Papers were published |
| 1789 | The inauguration of George Washington as the 1st President of the United States |
| 1789 | The Judiciary Act was passed specifying the number of judges and Federal courts |
| 1789 | The outbreak of the French Revolution |
| 1789 | The Northwest Ordinance was signed into law on August 7, 1789 and included a Fugitive Slave Law as a concession to the South, to ensure runaway slaves would be returned to their owners if caught in the northwest |
| 1790 | John Jay presided as the Chief Justice when the Supreme Court first met |
| 1790 | DC becomes the national capital on July 16, 1790 |
| 1790 | The First Census of the United States. The 1790 Census Act was passed on March 1, 1790 |
| 1791 | The Bill of Rights take effect in which the first ten amendments to the Constitution guaranteed basic liberties to Americans |
| 1791 | The First Bank of the United States was chartered for 20 years by the United States Congress on February 25, 1791. The Bank was handled the financial needs of the central government of the newly formed United States of America |
| 1792 | Congress establishes a National Mint with the 1792 Coinage Act. The nation's motto E Pluribus Unum meaning "Out of Many, One" is added to American coins. |
| 1792 | Congress establishes the US Post Office with the 1792 Postal Service Act. |
| 1793 | The Federalists and the Republicans and the Formation of the Political Parties |
| 1793 | The invention of the Eli Whitney Cotton Gin |
| 1793 | War breaks out between Britain and France and Washington issues the Neutrality Proclamation to keep the United States out of the war |
| 1794 | The Whiskey Rebellion erupts over tax on whiskey |
| 1794 | The Slave Trade Act of 1794 was a law passed that limited the importation of slaves to the United States. |
| 1794 | The US won the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794, part of the Northwest Indian War (1785–1795) The defeated Native tribes were forced to cede extensive territory, including much of present-day Ohio, in the Treaty of Greenville in 1795. |
| 1795 | The Northwest Indian War ended and defeated Native American tribes were forced to cede extensive territory, including much of present-day Ohio, in the Treaty of Greenville |
| 1795 | The Jay Treaty was ratified in order to maintain trade with Great Britain |
| 1795 | The 11th Amendment was made to the US Constitution stating that citizens cannot sue states in federal courts |
| 1795 | The Spanish Treaty of 1795 aka Pinckney's Treaty |
| 1797 | His presidency and second term in office ends. The next US President was John Adams. |
George Washington Presidential Timeline of Important Events |