In 1790, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and New York had the largest populations of the states in the Northeast.  Read the table below to see what happened to the population of each state between 1790 and 1890 and then answer the questions that follow.

 

 

Massachusetts

New York

Pennsylvania

1790

378,787

340,120

434,373

1810

472,040

959,049

810,091

1830

610,408

    1,918,608

      1,348,233

1850

           994,514     3,097,394      2,311,786

1870

        1,457,351     4,382,759      3,521,951

1890

        2,238,947     6,003,174      5,258,113

 

1. What state had the most people in 1790?  

Oregon     Massachusetts      Pennsylvania    New York
2. What was the first year New York had the greatest population?

1790   1810   1830   1890
3. What was the population of Pennsylvania in 1850?  

2,311,786  3,521,951  4,382,759    5,258,113
4. How much did New York's population increase between 1790 and 1850? 

can't be determined by this chart    22,757,274      2,274    2,757,274

5. Which state had the smallest population in 1890?

New York    Pennsylvania   all the same    Massachusetts

6. If this trend continues, which state will have the smallest population in 1900?

New York     Pennsylvania  Massachusetts    too close to tell

 

 

 

 

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