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| The Encyclopedia of World History. 2001. |
| b. The Early National Period | |
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| THE UNITED STATES DURING THE CONFEDERATION PERIOD (MAP) | |
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| THE EXPANSION OF THE UNITED STATES (MAP) | |
| 1789, March 4 | |
| First Congress met at New York. | 1 |
| April 30 | |
| WASHINGTON INAUGURATED AS PRESIDENT. Creation by Congress of three executive departments: state, war, and treasury. The Judiciary Act of 1789 provided for a system of federal district and circuit courts. The first ten amendments to the Constitution, the so-called Bill of Rights, were adopted by the Congress and sent to the states. | 2 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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