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To: one_less who wrote (2547)11/7/2008 1:11:33 PM
From: TimF  Respond to of 3816
 
According to this
virginiaplaces.org

The population in VA in 1800 was 884,777 (out of which 346,631 where slaves).

AL only has 683,478, but that's not a huge difference, and also Jefferson became governor in 1779 not 1800.



To: one_less who wrote (2547)11/7/2008 1:23:12 PM
From: c.hinton  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 3816
 
"The most populous of the colonies was Virginia, Massachusetts coming second and Pennsylvania third. The largest city was Philadelphia, with 25,000 inhabitants; the only other cities exceeding 5000 were Boston, New York, and Charleston"
usahistory.info