EMERGENCE OF USA
FOUNDATION OF AMERICAN COLONIES
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more diverse
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less diverse
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poorer
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more homogeneous
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Detailed explanation-1: -Population: Slaves of African ancestry grew from 20 to 40 percent of the population between 1700 and 1770 due to natural increase and the Atlantic slave trade.
Detailed explanation-2: -Why did New England’s population grow more during the 1600s than any other region? The region offered a balanced population and healthier natural living conditions. Which colonies raised the staple crop, tobacco? to avoid war, taxes, and religious persecution.
Detailed explanation-3: -The British settlers came to these new lands for many reasons. Some wanted to make money or set up trade with their home country while others wanted religious freedom. In the early 1600s, the British king began establishing colonies in America.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.