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  1. The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States. It superseded the Articles of Confederation, the nation's first constitution, on March 4, 1789. Originally including seven articles, the Constitution delineates the national frame and constrains the powers of the federal government.

  2. The Naturalization Act of 1790 (1 Stat. 103, enacted March 26, 1790) was a law of the United States Congress that set the first uniform rules for the granting of United States citizenship by naturalization.

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  4. The 1790 United States census was the first United States census. It recorded the population of the whole United States as of Census Day, August 2, 1790, as mandated by Article 1, Section 2, of the Constitution and applicable laws.

  5. v. t. e. The United States Constitution is the highest law of the United States of America. It was signed on September 17, 1787 by the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Later, it was put into effect, or ratified, by representatives of the people of the first 13 states. [1]

  6. Congress established its first uniform rule of naturalization through the Naturalization Act of 1790. The Act provided that any “free white person” who resided “within the limits and under the jurisdiction of the United States” for at least two years could be granted citizenship if he or she showed “good character” and swore ...

  7. The 1790 census was the first federally sponsored count of the American people. One of the most significant undertakings of George Washington's first term as president, the census fulfilled a constitutional mandate and was interpreted by many as evidence of national prosperity and progress.

  8. Primary Source: The U.S. Naturalization Act of 1790 – American Legal History to the 1860s. Ch. 5.4. Primary Source: The U.S. Naturalization Act of 1790. An act to establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, March 26, 1790. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled: That ...

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