First Congress

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:amended_by Freedom of speech
Freedom of religion
Freedom of the press
Right to petition
Right to assemble
gptkbp:cabinet_member gptkb:Frederick_Muhlenberg
gptkb:John_Adams
gptkb:Federal_Hall
gptkbp:closed March 4, 1791
March 3, 1791
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Frederick_Muhlenberg
gptkbp:committee gptkb:26
gptkbp:created gptkb:First_Bank_of_the_United_States
gptkb:District_of_Columbia
Executive departments
gptkbp:established gptkb:U._S._Patent_Office
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkb:Department_of_the_Treasury
gptkb:Department_of_War
gptkb:administration
gptkb:U._S._Mint
gptkb:U._S._Postal_Service
gptkb:U._S._Circuit_Courts
gptkb:U._S._District_Courts
1789
gptkbp:first_bill gptkb:Bill_of_Rights
gptkbp:held_in 1789
first congressional elections
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label First Congress
gptkbp:important_debate Assumption of state debts
gptkbp:included gptkb:House_of_Representatives
gptkb:Senate
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Alexander_Hamilton
gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:James_Madison
gptkbp:is_debated_in gptkb:Bank
gptkb:Federal_Judiciary
Indian affairs
Foreign affairs
Revenue measures
gptkbp:is_significant_for Addressing the nation's financial issues
Creating a functioning federal government
Establishing legislative procedures
Establishing the capital in Philadelphia
Setting precedents for future Congresses
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Bill_of_Rights
Revenue Act
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:meets gptkb:New_York_City
gptkb:Federal_Hall,_New_York_City
gptkbp:notable_for First establishment of a federal judiciary system
First establishment of a national currency
First impeachment proceedings initiated
First use of the power of the purse
First use of the presidential veto
gptkbp:notable_speakers gptkb:Frederick_Muhlenberg
gptkbp:number_of_members gptkb:33
59
gptkbp:passes_through gptkb:Tariff_Act_of_1789
gptkb:Naturalization_Act_of_1790
gptkb:Alien_and_Sedition_Acts
gptkb:Judiciary_Act_of_1789
gptkb:Revenue_Act_of_1789
Federal Judiciary Act
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:ratified_by gptkb:Bill_of_Rights
gptkb:Constitution_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:saw Debates on tariffs and trade policies
Debates on foreign alliances
Debates on the assumption of state debts
Debates on the establishment of a national bank
Debates on the location of the capital
Debates on the relationship with Native Americans
George Washington as President
John Adams as Vice President
Second session from January 4, 1790 to March 4, 1791
First session from March 4, 1789 to September 29, 1789
gptkbp:session gptkb:Second_Session
March 4, 1789
January 4, 1790
September 29, 1789
March 3, 1791
gptkbp:significant_event gptkb:First_United_States_Census
gptkbp:succeeded_by Second Congress
gptkbp:was_constituted_by elected representatives
gptkbp:was_influenced_by gptkb:Federalist_Party
gptkb:Democratic-Republican_Party
gptkbp:was_involved_in Establishing the U. S. Mint
Establishing the U. S. Postal Service
Establishing the U. S. Coast Guard
Establishing the U. S. Census
Establishing the U. S. Military Academy
gptkbp:was_part_of gptkb:1st_United_States_Congress
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3