Appendices
Appendix A: Proportioned Populations (based on Official Census of 1790)
State | Total |
Delaware | 1 |
Massachusetts | 5 |
New Jersey | 2 |
New York | 4 |
North Carolina | 5 |
Virginia | 8 |
Connecticut | 3 |
Georgia | 1 |
Maryland | 4 |
New Hampshire | 2 |
Pennsylvania | 5 |
South Carolina | 3 |
*Rhode Island is not included since this state did not participate in the Constitutional Convention.
Appendix B: State populations from the Official Census of 1790
Delaware | 59,096 |
Massachusetts | 378,787 |
New Jersey | 184,139 |
New York | 340120 |
North Carolina | 393,751 |
Virginia | 691,737 |
Connecticut | 237,946 |
Georgia | 82,548 |
Maryland | 319,728 |
New Hampshire | 141,885 |
Pennsylvania | 434,373 |
South Carolina | 249,073 |
Appendix C: Slave and Free Signs
Appendix D: Proportioned Populations (based on Official Census of 1790)
State | Total | Free | Slave |
Delaware | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Massachusetts | 5 | 5 | 0 |
New Jersey | 2 | 2 | 0 |
New York | 4 | 4 | 0 |
North Carolina | 5 | 4 | 1 |
Virginia | 8 | 5 | 3 |
Connecticut | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Georgia | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Maryland | 4 | 3 | 1 |
New Hampshire | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Pennsylvania | 5 | 5 | 0 |
South Carolina | 3 | 2 | 1 |
*Rhode Island is not included since this state did not participate in the Constitutional Convention.
Appendix E
State | Total | Free | Slave | Votes | Taxes |
Delaware | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Massachusetts | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||
New Jersey | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
New York | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
North Carolina | 5 | 4 | 1 | ||
Virginia | 8 | 5 | 3 | ||
Connecticut | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
Georgia | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Maryland | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||
New Hampshire | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
Pennsylvania | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||
South Carolina | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Appendix F: Implementing District Standards
National Standards
NSS-USHK-4.2 The History of Students' Own State or Region
Students should understand the people, events, problems, and ideas that were significant in creating the history of their state.
NSS-USHK-4.3 The History of the United States
This standard examines how democratic values came to be and the causes and nature of movements of large groups of people now and long ago.
NSS-USH5-12.3 ERA 3 Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1820s)
My unit is this standard! This covers the American Revolutionary War and the new nation.
NSS-CK-4.1 What is Government?
This standard looks at what government is, why government is necessary and why its power should be limited.
NSS-CK-4.2 Values and Principles of Democracy
The values, principles, and important beliefs of American democracy and the American people are the focus of this standard.
NSS-CK-4.3 Principles of Democracy
What the Constitution is and why it is important is addressed here. Also the role of the national government and how it protects individual rights is also examined.
State Standards (Virginia)
VS.1 The student will demonstrate skills for historical and geographical analysis.
Basic social study skills such as using primary sources, sequencing events, and making connections between past and present are a few of the skills students are to demonstrate.
VS.5 The student will demonstrate knowledge of the role of Virginia in the
American Revolution.
VS.6 The student will demonstrate knowledge of the role of Virginia in the establishment of the new American nation.
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