The 1st United States Congress, comprising the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives, met from March 4, 1789, to March 4, 1791, during the first two …

February 4 – George Washington is unanimously elected the first president of the United States by the United States Electoral College. March 4 – At Federal Hall in New York City , the 1st …

Browse the legislation of the 1st U.S. Congress (1789-1791) by law, bill type, subject, bills vetoed, or committee report.

The Congress of the United States established by the new Constitution met for the first time at New York City’s Federal Hall on March 4, 1789. It is arguably the most important Congress in …

United States Congress 1789), et al. Congress of the United States, begun and held at the city of New-York, on Wednesday, the fourth of March, one thousand seven hundred eighty-nine: The …

Jun 3, 2019 · A comprehensive edition of all known official and unofficial documents pertaining to the First Federal Congress that launched our government and turned the words of the U.S. …

In the elections for the 1st Congress, five states held elections in 1788, electing a total of 29 Representatives, and six held elections in 1789, electing a total of 30 Representatives.

May 29, 2014 · When the First Congress met in New York City in March of 1789, they faced an enormous undertaking. The new Constitution had just been ratified, and Congress was the first …

Jan 12, 2002 · Madison at the First Session of the First Federal Congress, 8 … The United States officially began its existence as a federal republic with the meeting of the First Congress in …

The new federal Congress that assembled in New York in the spring of 1789 and the newly inaugurated president, George Washington, faced enormous tasks. An entire government had …