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Population
of the
Thirteen
Original U.S.
States based
on the
1790 census.
State
|
Total Population
|
Amount in Slavery
|
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Virginia (1)
|
747,610
|
292,627
|
39
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Massachusetts (2)
|
378,787
|
0
|
0
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Pennsylvania
|
434,373
|
3,757
|
1
|
North Carolina (3)
|
393,751
|
100,571
|
26
|
New York
|
340,120
|
21,324
|
6
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Maryland
|
319,728
|
103,036
|
32
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South Carolina
|
249,073
|
107,094
|
43
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Connecticut
|
237,946
|
2,764
|
1
|
New Jersey
|
184, 139
|
11,423
|
6
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New Hampshire
|
141,885
|
158
|
.1
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Georgia
|
82,548
|
29,264
|
35
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Rhode Island
|
68,725
|
948
|
1
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Delaware
|
58,094
|
Not Available
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|
1
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Does not include population of Kentucky territory.
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2
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Does not include the population of Main territory.
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3
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Does not include the population of Tennessee territory.
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This information was found in Walter William's "Constitutional Convention Packet," 1990.
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