” 29—A more stringent naturalization law passes.
May 19—Josiah Bartlett, of N. H., signer of the Declaration of Independence, died.
Aug. 3—A Treaty with the Northwestern Indians concluded, which closed the Indian war.
Sept 5—A treaty is concluded with Algiers, which closed a war with those pirates, whose attacks had been so disastrous to our commerce.
Oct 20—A treaty of boundaries, and which opened the Mississippi to navigation, is concluded with Spain.
Dec. 7—The fourth Congress meets.
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March 24—The U. S. House of Representatives require the President to send them the papers relating to the British treaty. The President declines, denying that they form part of the treaty making power.
April 30—The exciting struggle on the British treaty is closed, by a provision made by the House of Representatives for carrying it into effect.
June 1—An act is passed admitting Tennessee into the Union.