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A Social and Political Portrait of the New Republic First federal census compiled in 1790 counted about 4,000,000 people divided evenly b/w the northern and southern states Population Growth Almost doubled every 22 years, Am white women averaged 8 kids Subsistence and Commercial Economies Most rural Ams practiced sub. Ag, farmers depended on neighbors to help clear fields, build homes, and harvest crops- family surplus was exchanged locally rather than sold in distant markets Indian Economies Indian economies also based primarily on subsistence and fishing/hunting The Constitution and Commerce Fight over ratification of the Const. rep?d a struggle b/w the commercial and subsistence-oriented elements of Am society Washington Organizes the Government
