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Author of the new book PRESIDENTS OF WAR (Crown). Nine books. @NBCNews Presidential Historian. Contributor PBS @NewsHour. Williams College. Born Chicago.

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    Michael Beschloss‏Verified account @BeschlossDC Mar 1

    George Washington and Congress ordered first US census today 1790—this pitcher emblazoned with population figures: @amhistorymuseum)pic.twitter.com/xiJaiOwt0T

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      2. NaomiH_nothing‏ @NaomiH_nothing Mar 2
        Replying to @BeschlossDC @amhistorymuseum

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        May I ask, please, what was the ongoing "rate" black / white then? IE were black counted? iIf so, what was the ratio of black to white?https://twitter.com/NaomiH_nothing/status/904754635222663169 …

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        NaomiH_nothing @NaomiH_nothing
        Visitor from Mars who read Deceleration Of I.: Silent/Confused. #AllWhliteSlaveOwnersMenWereCreatedEqual? #BiggestOldBoysClubOnEarth? pic.twitter.com/CXGGYoHiOl
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      3. National Museum of American History‏Verified account @amhistorymuseum Mar 2
        Replying to @NaomiH_nothing @BeschlossDC

        Since the census has changed over time, that's a difficult question to answer. The 1790 census distinguished between enslaved and free people & white people and free people of color (which included many Native Americans). This video is a good overview:http://s.si.edu/who-were-the-people …

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      4. NaomiH_nothing‏ @NaomiH_nothing Mar 2
        Replying to @amhistorymuseum @BeschlossDC

        Thank you!

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      1. LeCingola‏ @LeCingola Mar 1
        Replying to @BeschlossDC @amhistorymuseum

        A nation so new that it fit on a pitcher.

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      2. Esther Schindler‏ @estherschindler Mar 1
        Replying to @BeschlossDC @amhistorymuseum

        That's very cool... but also I am wondering what inspired someone to put population figures on a pitcher. Seems like an odd decoration!

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      3. National Museum of American History‏Verified account @amhistorymuseum Mar 2
        Replying to @estherschindler @BeschlossDC

        It does seem odd, doesn't it? In our "Many Voices, One Nation" exhibition, our curators interpret the 1790 census jug as one of the many ways early Americans tried to create iconic symbols and images that could represent their new national identity: http://s.si.edu/peopling-nation pic.twitter.com/344esUgF5z

        Census Jug at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History
        Columbia figure, 1860s
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      4. Esther Schindler‏ @estherschindler Mar 2
        Replying to @amhistorymuseum @BeschlossDC

        Maybe a "Yay, look at all of us participating in this! We're this-many strong! Go team!"? (Let me take this opportunity to add: Thanks for all you do. You make the world a better place by collecting and sharing this. #CuratorLove )

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      1. Mike Chowla‏ @mchowla Mar 1
        Replying to @BeschlossDC @amhistorymuseum

        Population ration between biggest and smallest state is 17:1. Today it’s 65:1. Founders never accounted for such a disparity when they created the Senate and electoral college.

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      1. Jude Lee‏ @Jude1914 Mar 1
        Replying to @BeschlossDC @amhistorymuseum

        It annoys me to realize that a significant percentage of those people are related to me.

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      1. Scott Crass‏ @CrassPolitical Mar 1
        Replying to @BeschlossDC @amhistorymuseum

        That's probably why it's done every decade in the year ending in zero.

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      1. De 👩🏻‍🦳nna‏ @VoteMom Mar 1
        Replying to @BeschlossDC @amhistorymuseum

        You could regulate a militia then.

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      2. Midnight Rambler‏ @mramblr Mar 2
        Replying to @donna_vild @BeschlossDC @amhistorymuseum

        Presumably it refers to Northwest and South of the Ohio River (excluding Kentucky), from the existing states out to the Mississippi.

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      4. National Museum of American History‏Verified account @amhistorymuseum Mar 2
        Replying to @donna_vild @mramblr @BeschlossDC

        That's a good question. It looks like the geographic designations on the jug may trace back to what were the U.S. judicial districts in 1790. This page, map, and related doc from the @uscensusbureau might provide some clues: http://ow.ly/q4pf30iIw0s  [📷: @uscensusbureau]pic.twitter.com/JU7XO8Y3Ru

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      2. M.S. Bellows, Jr.‏ @msbellows Mar 1
        Replying to @BeschlossDC @amhistorymuseum

        Did the Southern figures include enslaved people, or incorporate the 3/5 adjustment, or ?

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      3. KEVIN 🇺🇸 🏳️‍🌈‏ @kgwrotethis Mar 1
        Replying to @msbellows @BeschlossDC @amhistorymuseum

        They most likely did since the whole point of the 3/5th clause was to give more representation to the southern states.

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      4. Your crazy aunt Liz aka Elizabeth Potter Graham JD‏ @Ms_Liz2 Mar 1
        Replying to @kgwrotethis @msbellows and

        It looks like Virginia was the most populous state. Washington, Jefferson, Madison & Monroe were all Virginians.

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