HISTORY
THE AMERICAS PREHISTORYAD 1570
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500, 000
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100, 000
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250, 000
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Detailed explanation-1: -From 260, 000 settlers in 1700, the colonial population grew eight times to 2, 150, 000 in 1770. (In comparison, the French colonial population grew from 15, 000 to 90, 000 in 1775, i.e., just 4% of the English total.) In fact, the English colonial population doubled almost every 25 years in the 1700s.
Detailed explanation-2: -Europeans Migrate to the Colonies By 1700, approximately 250, 000 people of European background lived in the colonies. That number would rise tenfold during the next 75 years. Much of this growth came as a result of emigration from Europe. of the migrants to the English colonies came from England.
Detailed explanation-3: -The population of the American colonies grew 10x between 1700-1780 (from 250, 000 to 2.5 million inhabitants ), while the population of England grew at a much slower rate.
Detailed explanation-4: -The colonies had a large population increase from 1700-1776 because of immigration and what other main factor? The large size of families. What group replaced ministries as the leaders of public opinion? merchants.
Detailed explanation-5: -→ Because of rapid natural increase, New England’s population doubled each generation, from 100, 000 in 1700, to nearly 200, 000 in 1725, to almost 400, 000 in 1750.
Detailed explanation-6: -Colony of Virginia – 58, 560. Province of Massachusetts Bay – 55, 941. Province of Maryland – 29, 604. Connecticut Colony – 25, 970. Province of New York – 19, 107. Province of Pennsylvania – 17, 950. Province of Carolina – 16, 424. East Jersey and West Jersey – 14, 010. More items