President:
Pres: George Washington
Pres: John Adams electeed over Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Pickney, Aaron Burr, Samuel Adams, Oliver Ellsworth, and George Clinton
General
- Politics: Washington refuses third term
Washington's farewell address - urges no permanent treaties
East
- Massachusetts: Boston African Society founded for mutual aid
- Pennsylvania: Yellow Fever outbreak
South
- Tennessee: Statehood as #16