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January 8 – President of the U.S. George Washington gives the first State of the Union address, in New York City. February 1 – In New York City the Supreme Court of the United States convenes for the first time. February 11 – Two Quaker delegates petition the United States Congress for the abolition of slavery.
February 11 – Two Quaker delegates petition the United States Congress for the abolition of slavery. February 25 – North Carolina cedes its western territories (modern day Tennessee) to the federal government. [2] March 1 – The first United States Census is authorized; it is held later in the year.
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The 1790s (pronounced "seventeen-nineties") was a decade that began on January 1, 1790, and ended on December 31, 1799. Considered as some of the Industrial Revolution 's earlier days, the 1790s called for the start of an anti-imperialist world , as new democracies such as the French First Republic and the United States began flourishing at ...
References. External links. Timeline of United States history (1790–1819) U.S. territorial extent in 1790. This section of the timeline of United States history concerns events from 1790 to 1819 . 1790s. 1790 – Rhode Island ratifies the Constitution and becomes 13th state.
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. In the first census, the population of the United States was enumerated to be 3,929,214 inhabitants.
RankCityStatePopulation[25][26]133,131228,522318,320416,359- United States
- Office of the United States Marshal
- 3,929,214
- Virginia (747,610)
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.
By 1790, Americans had worked together to end British rule, cooperated to form a political union, created a centralized federal constitution, and were beginning to deal with the huge economic consequences and responsibilities of being a united nation.
