5th United States Congress - Major Events

Major Events

  • March 4, 1797 – John Adams and Thomas Jefferson became President and Vice President of the United States
  • July 8, 1797 - The Senate expelled Tennessee Senator William Blount for conspiring with the British
  • July 11, 1798 - The United States Marine Corps was established
  • XYZ Affair in the U.S., followed by naval skirmishes but no war is declared

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