The 1804 United States presidential election was the fifth quadrennial presidential election, held from Friday, November 2, to Wednesday, December 5, 1804.Incumbent Democratic-Republican president Thomas Jefferson defeated Federalist Charles Cotesworth Pinckney of South Carolina. It was the first presidential election conducted following the ratification of the …

History and development Origins. In July 1776, during the American Revolutionary War, the Thirteen Colonies, acting jointly through the Second Continental Congress, declared themselves to be 13 independent sovereign states, no longer under British rule. Recognizing the necessity of closely coordinating their efforts against the British, the Continental Congress simultaneously …

United States (1878), when the Court reviewed the history of the early Republic in deciding the extent of the liberties of Mormons. Chief Justice Morrison Waite, who consulted the historian George Bancroft , also discussed at some length the Memorial and Remonstrance against Religious Assessments by James Madison, [51] who drafted the First Amendment; Madison …

Current U.S. law. Citizenship in the United States is a matter of federal law, governed by the United States Constitution.. Since the adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution on July 9, 1868, the citizenship of persons born in the United States has been controlled by its Citizenship Clause, which states: "All persons born or naturalized in the …

Haiti–United States relations are bilateral relations between Haiti and the United States. Succeeding U.S. presidents refused to recognize Haiti until Abraham Lincoln. ... In 1804 Haiti became the Western Hemisphere's first independent state with a majority Black population.

The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 6, 2012. It coincided with the reelection of President Barack Obama.Elections were held for all 435 seats representing the 50 U.S. states and also for the delegates from the District of Columbia and five major U.S. territories.The winners of this election cycle served in the 113th United States …

This is a list of capital cities of the United States, including places that serve or have served as federal, state, insular area, territorial, colonial and Native American capitals.. Washington has been the federal capital of the United States since 1800. Each U.S. state has its own capital city, as do many of its insular areas.Most states have not changed their capital city since becoming …

United States Secretary of State; Official seal. Incumbent Antony Blinken since January 26, 2021. United States Department of State: Appointer: ... (1804–1878) Whig – October 25, 1852 November 5, 1852 11 days Louisiana: 20 Edward Everett (1794–1865) Whig – …

United States nationality law details the conditions in which a person holds United States nationality.In the United States, nationality is typically obtained through provisions in the U.S. Constitution, various laws, and international agreements.Citizenship is a right, not a privilege. While the domestic documents often use citizenship and nationality interchangeably, nationality …

The Marine Band's early leadership consisted of a Drum Major and a Fife Major, who wore identical uniforms. The Drum Major was considered the Leader of the Marine Band, while the Fife Major's responsibility was to train the fifers.The first leader of the United States Marine Band was William Farr, listed in historical records as having served as Drum Major from January 21, 1799.