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1789 establishments in the United States
- United States Attorney GeneralCongress passed the Judiciary Act of 1789 which established the Office of the Attorney General. The original duties required this officer to prosecute and…
- United States Secretary of StateThe year 1789 marked the birth of a new federal office when the first United States Congress reestablished the Department of State.
- Constitution of the United StatesOn the 1st of March 1781, the Articles of Confederation officially became the first constitution of the United States. This document gave little power to the…
- United States Department of StateOn the 27th of July 1789, President George Washington signed legislation that created the Department of State. This act established the first federal agency…
- Vice President of the United StatesThe 1787 Constitutional Convention debated the vice presidency only near its conclusion. An eleven-member committee on Leftover Business proposed a method of…
- Supreme Court of the United StatesThe Supreme Court of the United States first convened on the 1st of February 1790, inside the Merchants' Exchange Building in New York City.
- United States SenateIn 1787, delegates to the Constitutional Convention faced a crisis that threatened to tear the new nation apart. Small states like Rhode Island and Delaware…
- United States Department of the TreasuryOn the 22nd of June 1775, the Second Continental Congress issued two million dollars in bills of credit. This decision came just days after the Battle of…
- President of the United StatesGeorge Washington took office in 1789 as the first president of the United States. His decision to retire after two terms established a precedent that shaped…
- United States House of RepresentativesThe United States House of Representatives convened for the first time on the 1st of April 1789, in New York City. This chamber holds exclusive authority to…
- Federal government of the United StatesOn the 4th of March 1789, the colonies gathered in Philadelphia to ratify and adopt the Constitution of the United States.
- United States CongressThe United States Congress convened for the first time in 1789 within a building that would later become known as the Capitol.
- United States Department of WarOn the 7th of August 1789, Congress reestablished the War Department as a civilian agency to administer the field army under President George Washington.