MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE RATIFICATION OF THE CONSTITUTION AND THE NEW US GOVERNMENT
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Washington, D.C.
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Boston
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Baltimore
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New York City
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Detailed explanation-1: -The biography for President Washington and past presidents is courtesy of the White House Historical Association. On April 30, 1789, George Washington, standing on the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York, took his oath of office as the first President of the United States.
Detailed explanation-2: -Tariff Act of 1789 Congress spent much of June and July of 1789 working to establish sources of revenue for the new government. On the symbolic date of July 4, President Washington signed the Tariff Act of 1789.
Detailed explanation-3: -Americans generally recognize George Washington’s indispensable role as commander in chief of American forces during the Revolutionary War and as the first president under the United States Constitution.