1802 in the United States
Centuries:	18th century – 19th century – 20th century
Decades:	1780s  1790s  – 1800s –  1810s  1820s
Years:	1799 1800 1801 – 1802 – 1803 1804 1805
Flag:	The Star Spangled Banner, 15 stars, 15 stripes (1795 – 1818)

Events from the year 1802 in the United States.

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• March 16 – Congress authorizes the establishment of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York.
• April 19 – The Judiciary Act of 1802 is enacted, reorganizing the federal court system.
• April 30 – The Enabling Act of 1802 authorizes the creation of Ohio from the Northwest Territory and sets a precedent for the creation of future states from the western territories.
• July 4 – At West Point, New York the United States Military Academy opens.
• October 2 – First Barbary War: Fighting ends between Sweden and Tripoli. The United States also negotiates peace, but war continues over the size of compensation.
• October 12 – Joseph Gardner Swift becomes the first graduate of the United States Military Academy.

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• U.S. House of Representatives elections: 142 representatives are elected, 36 more than the 7th Congress, following reapportionment from the 1800 United States Census.

[edit] Ongoing

• First Barbary War
• 7th United States Congress

[edit] External links

• Media related to 1802 in the United States at Wikimedia Commons