For the first six censuses in the United States, the primary categories of race were White and Black. Which of the following was not a category that showed up when the census increased the number of categories for describing people according to their race and/or ethnicity?

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The category of Hispanic was not included when the census increased the number of categories for describing people according to their race and/or ethnicity. This is because Hispanic is an ethnic identifier, rather than a racial identifier. The census eventually added a separate category for Hispanic or Latino ethnicity in the 1970s.

For the First Six Censuses in the United States, the Primary