USA HISTORY

SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732

THE 13 COLONIES LIFE IN EARLY AMERICA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
DURING COLONIAL TIMES, WHICH AREA HAD HIGH POPULATION DENSITY?
A
AREA BY THE COAST
B
AREA NEXT TO THE PROCLAMATION LINE
C
AREA BY THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
D
AREA FOUND IN THE WEST
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The most heavily populated colonial region included Boston, Philadelphia, and New York City. Shade in the colonies that had large populations of Loyalists.

Detailed explanation-2: -Perhaps not surprisingly, the most densely populated continent is Asia. Here are the population densities of the continents: North America-60.7 people per square mile.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Demography of the Colonial Era, 1860–1947 The population increased by only 20 percent in fifty years, or about 0.35 percent a year. Only after 1921 did growth speed up to approximately 1.0 percent and then 1.4 percent per annum.

Detailed explanation-4: -Loyalists were most numerous in the South, New York, and Pennsylvania, but they did not constitute a majority in any colony. New York was their stronghold and had more than any other colony.

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