The 1850 census saw a dramatic shift in the way information about residents was collected. For the first time, free persons were listed individually instead of by head of household. There were two questionnaires: one for free inhabitants and one for slaves. The question on the free inhabitants schedule about color was a column that was to be left blank if a person was white, marked "B" if a person was black, and marked "M" if a person was mulatto. Slaves were listed by owner, and classified by gender and age, not individually, and the question about color was a column that was to be marked with a "B" if the slave was black and an "M" if mulatto. COUNT 5
QSN1 In what year were free persons first listed individually in the US census? ANS1 1850 QSN2 How were free persons listed in the US census prior to 1850? ANS2 by head of household QSN3 In the 1850 US census, what was put into the color column for black persons? ANS3 B QSN4 If M was marked in the color column for a person in the 1850 census, How were they classified? ANS4 mulatto QSN5 How were slaves listed in the 1850 US census? ANS5 by owner