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1790 Memorial column erected atop Beacon Hill. Population: 18,320. 1791 – Massachusetts Historical Society founded. 1792 Board Alley Theatre opens. Boston Library Society established. J. & T.H. Perkins shipping merchant in business. 1793 – West Boston Bridge opens. 1794 Julien's Restorator opens on Milk Street.
This is a timeline of English history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in England and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of England .
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1790s. 1790 - Rhode Island ratifies the constitution. 1791 - Bill of Rights ratified. 1791 - First Bank of the United States chartered. 1791 - Vermont, formerly part of New York, becomes the 14th state. 1792 - Kentucky, formerly part of Virginia, becomes the 15th state. 1793 - Eli Whitney invents cotton gin. 1793 - Fugitive Slave Act passed.
Timeline of United States history (1790–1819) facts for kids. Kids Encyclopedia Facts. U.S. territorial extent in 1790. This section of the Timeline of United States history concerns events from 1790 to 1819. Contents. 1790s. Presidency of George Washington. Presidency of John Adams. 1800s. Presidency of Thomas Jefferson.
The 1790 census was the first federally sponsored count of the American people. One of the most significant undertakings of George Washington's first term as president, the census fulfilled a constitutional mandate and was interpreted by many as evidence of national prosperity and progress.
During the War of 1812, British troops burn Washington, D.C. 1810 – Fletcher v. Peck (10 US 87 1810) marks first time U.S. Supreme Court invalidates a state legislative act. 1811 – First Bank of the United States charter expires. April 20, 1812 – Vice President Clinton dies.
For a visual chronology of the history of the census from 1790 to the present, see the Timeline of Census History [10.8MB BMP]. A portable document format version of the timeline is available here [567 KB].
