First United States Congress

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The First United States Congress was the inaugural meeting of the U.S. federal legislature (1789–1791) that established key institutions and passed foundational laws, including the Bill of Rights.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Congress
bicameral legislature
appliesLegalFramework United States Constitution
capital New York City
Philadelphia
country United States of America
createdInstitution Supreme Court of the United States
United States Department of State
United States Department of War
United States Department of the Treasury
federal judiciary of the United States
createdOffice Secretary of State of the United States
Secretary of War of the United States
linked to: Secretary of War

Secretary of the Treasury of the United States
enacted Bank Act of 1791
Bill of Rights
Judiciary Act of 1789
Residence Act
Tariff Act of 1789
endTime 1791-03-03
firstSessionEnd 1789-09-29
firstSessionStart 1789-03-04
followedBy Second United States Congress
follows Confederation Congress
governmentType federal legislature
hasLanguage English
hasPresidentOfSenate John Adams
hasPresidentProTempore George Read
John Henry
John Langdon
John Walker
Pierce Butler
Ralph Izard
Richard Henry Lee
Samuel Johnston
William Few
hasSpeaker Frederick Muhlenberg
historicalPeriod Early national period of the United States
jurisdiction federal government of the United States
legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
legislativeSessionCount 2
legislativeTermNumber 1
legislatureFor United States of America
locationOfFirstMeeting New York City
locationOfLaterMeeting Philadelphia
meetsDuringPresidencyOf George Washington
meetsIn United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
metInBuilding Congress Hall
Federal Hall
numberOfRepresentatives 65
numberOfSenators 26
partOf federal government of the United States
precededByLegalFramework Articles of Confederation
proposedAmendment Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution
Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution
First Amendment to the United States Constitution
Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution
Ninth Amendment to the United States Constitution
Second Amendment to the United States Constitution
Seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution
Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution
Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
Third Amendment to the United States Constitution
ratified United States Bill of Rights
linked to: Bill of Rights
secondSessionEnd 1791-03-03
secondSessionStart 1790-01-04
startTime 1789-03-04

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Free Exercise Clause draftedBy First United States Congress
Treasury Act of 1789 enactedBy 1st United States Congress
linked to: First United States Congress
Hamiltonian economic program implementedBy First United States Congress
Judiciary Act of 1789 legislativeSession 1st United States Congress
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Congress of the Confederation replacedBy First United States Congress
Compromise of 1790 chronologyWithin First United States Congress
Federal Hall National Memorial commemorates first Congress of the United States
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Washington administration legislativeBody 1st United States Congress
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Frederick Muhlenberg inceptionOfRole First United States Congress
Second Amendment to the United States Constitution author First United States Congress
Tariff Act of 1789 enactedBy 1st United States Congress
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Department of Foreign Affairs constitutionalContext First United States Congress
Second United States Congress precededBy First United States Congress
Bank Act of 1791 enactedBy 1st United States Congress
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George Read servedIn First United States Congress
Cape Henry Lighthouse authorizedBy First United States Congress
Artemas Ward electedIn First United States Congress
Anti-Administration Party emergedDuring First United States Congress
presidency of George Washington legislature 1st United States Congress
linked to: First United States Congress
John Walker participatedIn First United States Congress
Philadelphia Convention followedBy First United States Congress
Elias Boudinot participatedIn First Federal Congress
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United States House of Representatives elections earliestHeldFor 1st United States Congress
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