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Events. February 29 – Ratifications of the Jay Treaty between the United States and Great Britain are officially exchanged, bringing it into effect. [1] . Britain vacates the forts it has been retaining in the Great Lakes region. March 30 – John Sevier is inaugurated as first governor of Tennessee.
November 3 – John Adams defeats Thomas Jefferson, in the 1796 U.S. presidential election. November 4 – The Treaty of Tripoli (between the United States and Tripoli) is signed at Tripoli (see also 1797 ). November 6. Catherine the Great dies, and is succeeded by her son Paul I of Russia.
What happened and who was famous in 1796? Browse important and historic events, world leaders, famous birthdays and notable deaths from the year 1796.
United States presidential election of 1796, American presidential election held in 1796, in which Federalist John Adams defeated Democratic-Republican Thomas Jefferson. Rise of the political party system. The election of 1796 marked the emergence of the political party system in the United States.
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The Austrians lose some 2,000 men. 14th May » Edward Jenner administers the first smallpox vaccination. 15th May » First Coalition: Napoleon enters Milan in triumph. 1st June » Tennessee is admitted as the 16th U.S. state known as state of the United States.
First naturalization law. Congress passes the United States' first naturalization law, establishing terms of citizenship. May 29, 1790. Ratifying the Constitution. Rhode Island ratifies the Constitution, becoming the last of the original thirteen states under the Articles of Confederation to join the newly formed Union. May 31, 1790. Copyright law.
