According to the 1790 U. S. census, the most populous state was Virginia.
pennsylvania, because it has some big cities and virginia had more plantations and three fifths of the slaves in one plantation were counted (three-fifths compromise) hey if i'm wrong I'll change this PROMISE
The state of Virginia had a population of 747,610 in 1790. This was the largest population of any of the 13 new states.
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The most populous U. S. state in 1790 was Virginia, with 691,737 people.
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According to the 1790 U. S. census, the most populous state was Virginia.
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1787: Delaware (First State); New Jersey; Pennsylvania 1788: Massachusetts; Virginia; New Hampshire; New York, Maryland; Connecticut; South Carolina; Georgia 1789: North Carolina 1790: Rhode Island (last colony)
Pennsylvania was a Quaker colony and had no slaves.
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