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Major Acts as President:
-Organized the first U.S. Cabinet and the Executive Branch
-Established the U.S. federal judiciary
-Oversaw the ratification of the Bill of Rights
-Oversaw the establishment, location and planning of the future District of Columbia
Major Treaties signed:
-Treaty of Greenville (1795): brought an effective end to the Northwest Indian War with the ceding of Indian lands in the Ohio River Valley to the United States
-Jay Treaty (1795): averted war with Great Britain, solved many issues left over from the Revolution, and opened peaceful trade; highly controversial and led to formation of opposition party under Jefferson
-Pickney's Treaty (1795): established friendship between Spain, defined boundaries with Spanish colonies, and guaranteed navigation rights on the Mississippi River
-Treaty of Tripoli (1796): the United States agreed to pay a yearly tribute to the Pasha of Tripoli in exchange for the peaceful treatment of United States shipping in the Mediterranean
Major Legislation Signed:
-Judiciary Act of 1789: established the federal judiciary, as well as the United States Attorney General
-Indian Intercourse Acts: regulated commerce between American Indians and non-Indians and restricting travel by non-Indians onto Indian land
-Naturalization Act of 1790: provided the first rules to be followed by the United States in the granting of national citizenship for "free white persons" of "good moral character", and the only legislation in all of US Code other than the Constitution to use the terminology "natural born citizen"
-Residence Act of 1790: Residence Act of 1790: designated Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as the temporary capital city of the United States federal government for a period of ten years, and specified the permanent capital be located on the Potomac River
-Bank Act of 1791: established the First Bank of the United States
-Coinage Act of 1792: established the United States Mint, established the United States dollar, and regulated coinage of the United States
-Militia Act of 1792: established the various states militia and granted the President the authority to call out the state militia under federal control
-Fugitive Slave Act of 1793: made it a federal crime to assist an escaping slave, and established the legal system by which escaped slaves would be returned to their masters
-Slave Trade Act of 1794: limited the United States' involvement in the transportation of slaves by prohibiting the export of slaves from the United States
-Naval Act of 1794: established the US Navy
Major proposed Legislation vetoed:
-The Apportionment Act (vetoed April 5, 1792), which proposed the Hamilton method by apportioning the House of Representatives to the states. The Jefferson Method was used after the veto, and the Hunnington-Hill method is currently used (which is similar to the Jefferson method, with attempts to eliminate as much unfairness as possible).
-A Bill to alter and amend an Act entitled, "An Act to ascertain and fix the military establishment of the United States" (vetoed February 28, 1797)
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-Organized the first U.S. Cabinet and the Executive Branch
-Established the U.S. federal judiciary
-Oversaw the ratification of the Bill of Rights
-Oversaw the establishment, location and planning of the future District of Columbia
Major Treaties signed:
-Treaty of Greenville (1795): brought an effective end to the Northwest Indian War with the ceding of Indian lands in the Ohio River Valley to the United States
-Jay Treaty (1795): averted war with Great Britain, solved many issues left over from the Revolution, and opened peaceful trade; highly controversial and led to formation of opposition party under Jefferson
-Pickney's Treaty (1795): established friendship between Spain, defined boundaries with Spanish colonies, and guaranteed navigation rights on the Mississippi River
-Treaty of Tripoli (1796): the United States agreed to pay a yearly tribute to the Pasha of Tripoli in exchange for the peaceful treatment of United States shipping in the Mediterranean
Major Legislation Signed:
-Judiciary Act of 1789: established the federal judiciary, as well as the United States Attorney General
-Indian Intercourse Acts: regulated commerce between American Indians and non-Indians and restricting travel by non-Indians onto Indian land
-Naturalization Act of 1790: provided the first rules to be followed by the United States in the granting of national citizenship for "free white persons" of "good moral character", and the only legislation in all of US Code other than the Constitution to use the terminology "natural born citizen"
-Residence Act of 1790: Residence Act of 1790: designated Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as the temporary capital city of the United States federal government for a period of ten years, and specified the permanent capital be located on the Potomac River
-Bank Act of 1791: established the First Bank of the United States
-Coinage Act of 1792: established the United States Mint, established the United States dollar, and regulated coinage of the United States
-Militia Act of 1792: established the various states militia and granted the President the authority to call out the state militia under federal control
-Fugitive Slave Act of 1793: made it a federal crime to assist an escaping slave, and established the legal system by which escaped slaves would be returned to their masters
-Slave Trade Act of 1794: limited the United States' involvement in the transportation of slaves by prohibiting the export of slaves from the United States
-Naval Act of 1794: established the US Navy
Major proposed Legislation vetoed:
-The Apportionment Act (vetoed April 5, 1792), which proposed the Hamilton method by apportioning the House of Representatives to the states. The Jefferson Method was used after the veto, and the Hunnington-Hill method is currently used (which is similar to the Jefferson method, with attempts to eliminate as much unfairness as possible).
-A Bill to alter and amend an Act entitled, "An Act to ascertain and fix the military establishment of the United States" (vetoed February 28, 1797)
Major Acts as President:
-Organized the first U.S. Cabinet and the Executive Branch
-Established the U.S. federal judiciary
-Oversaw the ratification of the Bill of Rights
-Oversaw the establishment, location and planning of the future District of Columbia
Major Treaties signed:
-Treaty of Greenville (1795): brought an effective end to the Northwest Indian War with the ceding of Indian lands in the Ohio River Valley to the United States
-Jay Treaty (1795): averted war with Great Britain, solved many issues left over from the Revolution, and opened peaceful trade; highly controversial and led to formation of opposition party under Jefferson
-Pickney's Treaty (1795): established friendship between Spain, defined boundaries with Spanish colonies, and guaranteed navigation rights on the Mississippi River
-Treaty of Tripoli (1796): the United States agreed to pay a yearly tribute to the Pasha of Tripoli in exchange for the peaceful treatment of United States shipping in the Mediterranean
Major Legislation Signed:
-Judiciary Act of 1789: established the federal judiciary, as well as the United States Attorney General
-Indian Intercourse Acts: regulated commerce between American Indians and non-Indians and restricting travel by non-Indians onto Indian land
-Naturalization Act of 1790: provided the first rules to be followed by the United States in the granting of national citizenship for "free white persons" of "good moral character", and the only legislation in all of US Code other than the Constitution to use the terminology "natural born citizen"
-Residence Act of 1790: Residence Act of 1790: designated Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as the temporary capital city of the United States federal government for a period of ten years, and specified the permanent capital be located on the Potomac River
-Bank Act of 1791: established the First Bank of the United States
-Coinage Act of 1792: established the United States Mint, established the United States dollar, and regulated coinage of the United States
-Militia Act of 1792: established the various states militia and granted the President the authority to call out the state militia under federal control
-Fugitive Slave Act of 1793: made it a federal crime to assist an escaping slave, and established the legal system by which escaped slaves would be returned to their masters
-Slave Trade Act of 1794: limited the United States' involvement in the transportation of slaves by prohibiting the export of slaves from the United States
-Naval Act of 1794: established the US Navy
Major proposed Legislation vetoed:
-The Apportionment Act (vetoed April 5, 1792), which proposed the Hamilton method by apportioning the House of Representatives to the states. The Jefferson Method was used after the veto, and the Hunnington-Hill method is currently used (which is similar to the Jefferson method, with attempts to eliminate as much unfairness as possible).
-A Bill to alter and amend an Act entitled, "An Act to ascertain and fix the military establishment of the United States" (vetoed February 28, 1797)
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