Timeline - 1784 to 1800

1787-05-25 Constitutional Convention meets in Philadelphia
1789-04-30 George Washington Sworn In as First President of the United States
1790-12-06 Capital Moves to Philadelphia
1791-12-15 Ratification of the Bill of Rights
1796-09-17 Washington Retires
1798-06-18 Congress Passes First of the Alien and Sedition Acts
1801-02-17 Thomas Jefferson Elected Third President

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