7. Using the "Apportionment by State" chart, find states that have gained representation and states that have lost representation since the 13th census What
do you learn about your state's representation in the House of Representatives?

it was certainly a debatable decision, mainly because it was based primarily on political - and not on legal or social - views. since the congress at that time was led by members of the republican party, and the territory that the tribes wanted to turn into an exclusively indian state was predominantly democratic, the proposal (as expressed in the constitution) did not succeed, but the constitution itself proved to be of crucial importance in the creation of the state of oklahoma, and, most importantly, it guaranteed the involvement of representatives of the indian tribes in the government of the future joint state.  

as a member of congress, i would have voted to ratify the constitution, or at least to have it tabled. ignoring it was an interested and partial decision.  

the south did not want the federal laws to overrule the state laws.

major cities in delaware colony included wilmington and georgetown. major towns in new jersey colony included trenton and princeton. major towns in pennsylvania colony included philadelphia, lancaster, and york. major industry in the middle colonies included farming, forest and timber, coal, furs and iron ore.