Slavery was most common in the Southern United States
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The person that counts it is your State's House of Representatives or Senators. It also depends on population, the more populated your state is, then the more representatives your have, that is why it is important to do the United States Census.
Kievan Russia grew from the trade cities founded by Swedish Varangians. Kiev became the dominant city under Vladimir I, whose conversion to Orthodox Christianity and marriage to a Byzantine princess oriented Kiev toward Byzantium. Kiev thus became a bulwark against the spread of Latin Christianity.
In general yes, the states honored their agreement since the Articles of Confederation demanded practically nothing from the states--meaning that it wasn't hard for the states to uphold their end of the bargain.