Major Events of Presidency:
- First elections held under Constitution
- Bill of Rights adopted by Congress
- Judiciary Act of 1789 passed
- Hamilton's Bank Program, which involved the consolidation and assumption of State debts into a National one among other measures, is adopted in order to assure the wealthy would support the government
- Hamilton's Report on Manufacturing is issued
- First Bank of United States Chartered
- Vermont becomes 14th state
- Kentucky becomes 15th state
- Republican/Federalist parties established with opposing ideals
- Citizen Genet affair threatened American neutrality in war between France/Britain
- Washington raised an army and quelled the Whiskey rebellion in Pennsylvania (previously could not do so under Articles of Confederations)
- Jay's Treaty settled conflict with Britain and established American sovereignty in American Northwest
- Pinckney's Treaty recognizes American's right to utilize Mississippi River for trade (access to New Orleans) and fixed the Northern Boundary of Florida at 31st parallel