1790 – ACT PROVING FOR MORE EFFECTIVE COLLECTION OF DUTIES (Hamilton creates the Coast Guard) “An Act to provide more…
Cumberland Road, Internal Improvements & Clay’s “American System” “An Act to regulate the laying out and making a road from…
Quartering Act of 1774 [14 Geo. III c. 54] “An Act for the better providing suitable Quarters for Officers and…
The Massachusetts Government Act [14 Geo 3 c 45, May 20, 1774] “An Act for the Better Regulating the Government…
Administration of Justice Act (also known as the “Murder Act”) [14 Geo 3, C. 39], adopted on May 20, 1774…
The Perpetual Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, from the Establishment of its Constitution to the First Session of the…
Major Acts of Congress from 1789 – 1889 1st Congress (Mar 4, 1789 – Mar 3, 1791): George Washington Congress Citation…
PATRIOT NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER ISAIAH THOMAS (Copyrighted original artwork reprinted with permission from D. W. Roth. Images and custom portraits are available…
MASSACHUSETTS CONSTITUTION OF 1780 – JOHN ADAMS’ BLUEPRINT FOR THE U.S. CONSTITUTION Historians widely agree that James Madison is the…
Crimes Act of 1790: the first federal crimes codified by the first Congress [First Congress, 2nd Session; Ch. 9, 1…