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In 1790 the country holds its first census, but doesn't bother to write down everyone's name. Benjamin Franklin dies and the Senate doesn't care. States hold new Congressional elections but continue to have the first Congress meet after a third of the members are replaced in the elections. Congress also leaves New York for the last time.
Blog, at blog.AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as more resources related to this week's episode.
Book Recommendation of the Week: Census, USA: Fact Finding for the American People, 1790-1970, by Ann Herbert Scott (borrow on archive.org).
Online Recommendation of the Week: First United States Census, 1790: https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/first-united-states-census-1790
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In 1790 the country holds its first census, but doesn't bother to write down everyone's name. Benjamin Franklin dies and the Senate doesn't care. States hold new Congressional elections but continue to have the first Congress meet after a third of the members are replaced in the elections. Congress also leaves New York for the last time.
Blog, at blog.AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as more resources related to this week's episode.
Book Recommendation of the Week: Census, USA: Fact Finding for the American People, 1790-1970, by Ann Herbert Scott (borrow on archive.org).
Online Recommendation of the Week: First United States Census, 1790: https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/first-united-states-census-1790
Join the podcast mail list: https://mailchi.mp/d3445a9cd244/american-revolution-podcast-by-michael-troy
ARP T-shirts and other merch: https://merch.amrevpodcast.com
Ask your American Revolution Podcast questions on Quora: https://amrevpod.quora.com
Join the Facebook group, American Revolution Podcast: https://www.facebook.com/groups/132651894048271
Follow the podcast on X @AmRevPodcast
Support this podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/AmRevPodcast
or via PayPal http://paypal.me/AmRevPodcast
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