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United States of America in 1791

Historical records for United States of America in 1791, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

28Records
18Events
14Named people
8Places
9Categories

Historical records

January

19 January 1791Birth of Samuel GuthrieSamuel Guthrie Guthrie

Brimfield · Science / Chemistry

Birth of Samuel Guthrie, later associated with chloroform discovery

24 January 1791Residence Act SiteGeorge Washington

Georgetown · Government / Government of USA

Issues the proclamation fixing the federal district on the Potomac

February

4 February 1791Kentucky Statehood ActIsaac Shelby

Kentucky · Government / Government of USA

Future governor of Kentucky after Congress provides for Kentucky's 1792 admission

12 February 1791Bank OpinionEdmund Randolph

Philadelphia · Government / Government of USA

Advises Washington against the Bank of the United States

15 February 1791Bank OpinionThomas Jefferson

Philadelphia · Government / Government of USA

Argues against the constitutionality of the Bank of the United States

25 February 1791Bank of the United StatesAlexander Hamilton

Philadelphia · Government / Government of USA

His bank plan becomes law when Washington signs the bank charter

25 February 1791Bank of the United StatesGeorge Washington

Philadelphia · Government / Government of USA

Signs the act incorporating the Bank of the United States

25 February 1791First Bank of the United StatesAlexander Hamilton

Philadelphia · Economy / Banking

Hamilton secures a federal charter for the First Bank of the United States.

March

3 March 1791UnificationGeorge Washington

Vermont · Government / Government of USA

Vermont becomes the 14th State of the Union

4 March 1791Vermont AdmissionThomas Chittenden

Vermont · Government / Government of USA

Leads Vermont as it enters the Union as the fourteenth state

4 March 1791Vermont AdmissionGeorge Washington

Philadelphia · Government / Government of USA

Vermont becomes the fourteenth state of the Union

30 March 1791Federal District SurveyAndrew Ellicott

Federal City · Arts / Surveying

Begins surveying the boundaries of the federal district

April

27 April 1791Birth of Samuel FSamuel Morse

Charlestown · Arts / Invention and Art

Birth of Samuel F. B. Morse

August

19 August 1791Plan of WashingtonPierre Charles L'Enfant

Federal City · Arts / Urban Planning

Completes a plan for the new federal city

October

17 October 1791Vermont Senate ElectionStephen Bradley

Vermont · Government / Government of USA

Chosen as one of Vermont's first US senators

17 October 1791Vermont Senate ElectionMoses Robinson

Vermont · Government / Government of USA

Chosen as one of Vermont's first US senators

November

4 November 1791St Clair's DefeatArthur St Clair

Wabash River · Warfare / Northwest Indian War

Defeated by the Western Confederacy in the Northwest Indian War

December

15 December 1791Bill of RightsJames Madison

Philadelphia · Government / Government of USA

Ten amendments based on Madison's proposals are ratified as the Bill of Rights

15 December 1791Bill of RightsGeorge Washington

Government / Government of USA

The Bill of Rights comes into effect

15 December 1791Bill of RightsGeorge Washington

Philadelphia · Government / Government of USA

President when the first ten amendments take effect as the Bill of Rights

15 December 1791Constitution of USAGeorge Washington

Government / Government of USA

The Bill of Rights comes into effect

Other Events

1791Bill of RightsJames Madison

Government / Government of USA

The last ten of Madisons proposed amendments are ratified and become the Bill of Rights

1791Bill of RightsJames Madison

Politics / Democratic Party

The last ten of Madisons proposed amendments are ratified and become the Bill of Rights

1791Constitution of USAJames Madison

Politics / Democratic Party

The last ten of Madisons proposed amendments are ratified and become the Bill of Rights

1791Democratic Republican PartyJames Madison

Politics / Democratic Party

Madison and Thomas Jefferson organize what they called the republican party (later called the Democratic Republican Party) in opposition to key policies of the Federalists, especially the national bank and the Jay Treaty

1791LegislationJames Madison

Government / Government of USA

The last ten of Madisons proposed amendments are ratified and become the Bill of Rights

1791Republican Party OrganizationThomas Jefferson

Philadelphia · Politics / Republican Opposition

Works with James Madison in organizing opposition to Hamiltonian Federalist policies

1791Republican Party OrganizationJames Madison

Philadelphia · Politics / Republican Opposition

Works with Thomas Jefferson in organizing opposition to Federalist policies

Names involved

Alexander HamiltonAndrew EllicottArthur St ClairEdmund RandolphGeorge WashingtonIsaac ShelbyJames MadisonMoses RobinsonPierre Charles L'EnfantSamuel Guthrie GuthrieSamuel MorseStephen BradleyThomas ChittendenThomas Jefferson

Places involved

BrimfieldCharlestownFederal CityGeorgetownKentuckyPhiladelphiaVermontWabash River

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.