1790's - Sheet1 Flashcards
Residence Act
A 1790 federal law that settled the U.S. capitol as somewhere above the Potomac.
John Fitch
Constructor of the first steamboat in 1790.
Postal Service Act
(1792) A piece of legislation that established the U.S. Post Office Department.
Coinage Act of 1792
Established the U.S. Mint and regulated the coinage of the United States.
Buttonwood Agreement
A 1792 constitution which created the New York Stock Exchange.
Fugitive Slave Act of 1793
Established that escaped slaves must be returned to their owners.
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793
5000 people were killed in Philadelphia because of Yellow Fever spread by mosquitos. 20000 tried to flee but were rejected by major ports.
Cotton gin
A device invented by Eli Whitney in 1793 which increased reliance on slave labor.
Whiskey Rebellion
(1791-94) Angry about Alexander Hamilton’s tax on whiskey, farmers attacked tax collectors and staged an uprising which was immediately quelled by Washington personally leading an army against them.
Panic of 1796-97
An economic downturn which occurred in Britain and the United States as a result of a land speculation bubble burst. It lead to several high profile scandals.
Portolà expedition
The first recorded European land entry and exploration of present day California, 1769-1770.
Treaty of Tripoli
A treaty signed by President John Adams between America and Tripolitania, it affirmed that America is not a Christian nation by nature. Treaty was broken by the Pasha of Tripoli in 1801 when Pres. Jefferson refused to increase payments causing the First Barbary War.
