Famous Men and Great Events of the Nineteenth Century
CHAPTER XXII
How the United States Entered the Century
A Newly Formed Country--Washington, the National Capital--Peace With France--Nations of State Sovereignty--State Legislatures and the National Congress--The Influence of Washington--The Supreme Court and its Powers--Population of Less Than Four Millions--No City of 50,000 Inhabitants in America--Sparsely Settled Country--Savages--Trouble With Algiers--War Declared by Tripoli--Thomas Jefferson Elected President 343