1790 The first U.S census reveals that the nation's population on August 2 is 3,929,214.Timeline State: N.A.Timeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: populationEra: 1701-1800 Read more about 1790
1790 On July 16, Washington, D.C. becomes the Capital of the United States.Timeline State: District of ColumbiaTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: governmentEra: 1701-1800 Read more about 1790
1789 On September 25, the Bill of Rights are proposed in the U.S. Congress in Philadelphia.Timeline State: PennsylvaniaTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: civil rightsEra: 1701-1800 Read more about 1789
1789 On January 10, George Washington of Virginia is elected the first President of the United States. Timeline State: VirginiaTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: politicsEra: 1701-1800 Read more about 1789
1788 On July 26, New York becomes the eleventh state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.Timeline State: New YorkTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: governmentEra: 1701-1800 Read more about 1788
1788 On April 28, Maryland becomes the seventh state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.Timeline State: MarylandTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: governmentEra: 1701-1800 Read more about 1788
1787 The Northwest Ordinance is enacted by Congress on July 13. It allows for the creation of future states and outlaws slavery in the Northwest Territory.Timeline State: N.A.Timeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: territorial expansionEra: 1701-1800 Read more about 1787
1786 Shay's Rebellion, led by Daniel Shay, an indebted western Massachusetts farmhand, poses the first challenge to the authority of the United States government. The Rebellion begins on August 29 and is defeated on February 3, 1787.Timeline State: MassachusettsTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: rebellionEra: 1701-1800 Read more about 1786
1781 The French and American Armies force Lord Cornwallis, the British Commander, to surrender at Yorktown, Virginia on October 19.Timeline State: VirginiaTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: warEra: 1701-1800 Read more about 1781
1781 Los Angeles is founded by mixed-race Spanish settlers from Sinaloa, Mexico on September 4.Timeline State: CaliforniaTimeline Country: United StatesTimeline Subjects: settlementEra: 1701-1800 Read more about 1781
