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What did the first US census in 1790 class residents as?
Free white people, other free persons, and enslaved people.
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- Free white people, other free persons, and enslaved people ✔
Why: The 1790 census used three groupings: free white people, other free persons, and enslaved people.
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Answer: Free white people, other free persons, and enslaved people. The 1790 census used three groupings: free white people, other free persons, and enslaved people.
- Race and ethnicity in the United States en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States
The first United States census in 1790 classed residents as free white people
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