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The Sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met at Congress Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1799 to March 4, 1801, during the last two years of John Adams's presidency. It was the last Congress of the 18th century and the first to convene in the 19th. The apportionment of seats in House of Representatives was based on the First Census of the United States in 1790. Both chambers had a Federalist majority. This was the last Congress in which the Federalist Party controlled the presidency or either chamber of Congress. ==Major events== * December 14, 1799 — Former President George Washington died * February 24, 1800 — Library of Congress founded * November 17, 1800 — Congress held its first session in Washington, D.C. * January 20, 1801 — John Marshall was appointed Chief Justice of the United States * February 19, 1801 — United States presidential election, 1800: John Adams became the first U.S. President to lose his bid for re-election. An electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr was resolved when Jefferson was elected President and Burr Vice President by the House of Representatives. The Democratic-Republican Party also won control of both houses of Congress. * February 27, 1801 — Washington, D.C. was placed under the jurisdiction of Congress 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「6th United States Congress」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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