Complete the chart. For each state:
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1. Multiply the slave population by 0.6 to get the three-fifths 3/5 count. (Round up if necessary.)
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2. Add the free population to the 3/5 count to get the population for representation.
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Divide the population by representation by the number of representatives to get the
constituents per rep number. (Round up if necessary.)
State
NH*
MA*
RI*
CT*
NY*
NJ*
PA*
DE*
MD
VA
NC
SC
GA
VT*
KY
1792 House of Representatives Apportionment
Source: 1790 Census: Return of the Whole Number of Persons within the Several Districts of the United States
Free
Population
141,727
475,327
67,877
235,182
318,796
172,716
430,636
50,209
216,692
454,983
293,179
141,979
53,284
85,523
61,247
Enslaved
Population
158
0
948
2,764
21,324
11,423
3,737
8,887
103,036
292,627
100,572
107,094
29,264
16
12,430
3/5 Count
Population for
Representation
Reps.
4
14
2
7
10
5
13
1
8
19
10
6
2
2
2
Constituents
per Rep.
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1
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