Social Science Models
Washington's Presidency: Materials
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| 1789 | Washington is inaugurated. | The French Revolution begins on July 14 with the storming of the Bastille. Jefferson is there as an eyewitness. |
| 1790 | Secretary of the Treasury Hamilton and Secretary of State Jefferson compromise for the nation to assume states' debts if the nation's capitol is moved to the Potomac.Ý | * |
| 1791 | Law establishing the Bank of the United States is signed by Washington. Excise Tax on whiskey is passed into law. Whiskey farmers become concerned. Constitution is amended with the Bill of Rights. | * |
| 1792 | Thomas Jefferson's Democratic- Republican Party is established in opposition to Alexander Hamilton and the Federalists. | France goes to war against Austria and Prussia |
| 1793 | Proclamation of Neutrality is issued by President Washington concerning the war between France and Great Britain. Jefferson resigns from cabinet | Reign of Terror begins in France when Robespierre
and his Jacobins gain power. King Louis XVI and his wife, Queen Marie Antoinette,
are guillotined.
Britain joins other European monarchies already at war against France. |
| 1794 | Western Pennsylvania farmers begin to rebel against the excise tax on whiskey by tarring and feathering tax collectors. | * |
| 1795 | Hamilton resigns from cabinet | * |
| 1796 | Washington refuses a third term. Delivers his farewell address. | * |