Census Act of 1790

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:addressed representation in Congress
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:Census_Act_of_1902
Census Act of 1850
Census Act of 1860
gptkbp:approves appointment of marshals
gptkbp:date_enacted 1790
gptkbp:defines the method of enumeration
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:United_States_Congress
collect demographic information
gptkbp:enforces gptkb:U._S._Marshals
gptkbp:established the framework for future censuses
gptkbp:events within nine months of the census date
gptkbp:first_census_date August 2, 1790
gptkbp:frequency every ten years
gptkbp:historical_documentation in U. S. legislative history
gptkbp:historical_significance first official population count in the U. S.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Census Act of 1790
gptkbp:included household heads
gptkbp:influenced subsequent census legislation
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Constitution_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:involved local census takers
gptkbp:is_a_basis_for apportionment of congressional seats
gptkbp:is_aimed_at ensuring fair representation
gptkbp:is_applied_in gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:is_cited_in subsequent census-related cases
gptkbp:is_criticized_for due to slave counting provisions
lack of accuracy in counting slaves
gptkbp:is_debated_in the First Congress
gptkbp:is_implemented_in gptkb:Secretary_of_State
the original thirteen states
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:Anti-Federalists
gptkbp:is_referenced_in U. S. Supreme Court decisions
gptkbp:is_used_to determine federal funding allocations
gptkbp:knockouts on all states
gptkbp:led_to establishment of the U. S. Census Bureau
gptkbp:passes_through gptkb:the_House_of_Representatives
the Senate
gptkbp:precedent for data collection in the U. S.
gptkbp:purpose to provide for the taking of the first census of the United States
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:Census_Act_of_1840
gptkbp:required_data name, age, sex, and race
gptkbp:requires count of free persons and slaves
gptkbp:resulted_in population count of 3.9 million
gptkbp:signed_by President George Washington
gptkbp:significant_event first census conducted in 1790
gptkbp:was_historical_milestone in U. S. history
gptkbp:was_influenced_by the Articles of Confederation
gptkbp:was_part_of the early American republic's governance framework
the early federal government structure
the establishment of federal authority.
the foundation of U. S. demographic data collection
gptkbp:was_supported_by gptkb:Federalists
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:First_United_States_Census
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5