Timeline
📅 Timeline of the Federalist Era
Follow the key events from Washington's inauguration in 1789 to Jefferson's election in 1801. Know the sequence and significance of each event!
April 30, 1789
George Washington inaugurated as first president
1789
Judiciary Act establishes federal courts; Executive departments created
1791
Bill of Rights ratified; Hamilton's national bank created
1794
Whiskey Rebellion suppressed; Battle of Fallen Timbers; Jay's Treaty with Britain
1795
Treaty of Greenville (Native American land cession); Pinckney's Treaty with Spain
1796
John Adams elected president (Jefferson becomes VP)
1797-98
XYZ Affair leads to Quasi-War with France
1798
Alien and Sedition Acts passed; Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions written
1801
Jefferson elected (end of Federalist Era)
💡 Timeline Study Tips
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1789 - Year Washington started (also French Revolution began)
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1794 - Year of treaties and rebellions (Whiskey, Fallen Timbers, Jay's Treaty)
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1798 - XYZ Affair and Alien & Sedition Acts
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Notice how events connect: Jay's Treaty → XYZ Affair → Quasi-War → Alien Acts