What determines each state's number of representatives?

The Population

Explanation:

Each states population determines its number of representatives, for example since California has the highest population in the U.S many politicians compete for votes from California.

In the Treaty of Paris, the British Crown formally recognized American independence and ceded most of its territory east of the Mississippi River to the United States, doubling the size of the new nation and paving the way for westward expansion.

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