| FEDERAL. | ANTI-FEDERAL. |
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| 17 | 89 |
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| Geo. Washington, Pres. | |
| John Adams, V. P. | |
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| { Alex. Hamilton ______ | ____ Thom. Jefferson. |
| Cabinet: { Henry Knox ________ | ____ Edmund Randolph. |
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| PROMINENT FEDERALS. | PROMINENT ANTI-FEDS. |
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| John Jay, Ben. Franklin, Rufus King, Gouverneur Morris, Roger Sherman, Robt. Morris, C. C. Pinckney, John Marshall, Jam. Wilson, Jam. Madison. | Patrick Henry, Albert Gallatin, Geo. Clinton, Jam. Monroe, Geo. Mason, John Hancock, Elbridge Gerry, Aaron Burr, Sam. Adams, R. H. Lee. |
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| 1st | C. |
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| Protective Tariff Bill passed. | F. M. Muhlenberger, Sp. |
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| | Ten Amendments adopted. |
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| | N. C. enters the Union, Nov. |
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| 17 | 90 |
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| Assumption Bill passed _____ | _____ Opposed, as destructive of State Supremacy. |
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| | R. I. enters the Union, May. |
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| 17 | 91 |
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| National Bank chartered. | James Madison sides with the Anti-Feds. |
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| Excise Law Passed ____ | ____ Opposed violently, especially in Western Pa. |
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| Stormy Sectional Debate in the House, on Slavery. |
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| 2nd | C. |
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| Jonathan Trumbull, of Conn., Sp. | |
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| 17 | 92 |
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| Army and Tariff increased _________ | ____ Anti-Feds charge the Feds with aiming at Monarchy. |
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| | Party name changed to |
| | Democratic-Republican. |
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| Presidential Candidates. |
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| Washington; John Adams. | ____________; Geo. Clinton. |
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| Presidential Election; 15 States vote; contest only on Vice Pres. |
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| 17 | 93 |
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| Elec. Vote:—W. (132); A. (77) ____ | ____________ C. (50). |
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| First Fugitive Slave Law passed, Feb. 12. |