HIS271Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Metacomet, Triangular Trade, Middle Colonies
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The british colonies ourished more than the other colonies. 1750s, there were some common experiences, aspirations, and identities that were beginning to emerge. It was still a fairly british identity, though. There is a stunning population across the colonies, which was vastly different from the other countries" colonies. By 1700, there is an eight-fold growth. This had occurred in only 70 years from natural increase and immigration. Natural increase accounted for the greater amount of population growth, which is indicative of the stability in the colonies. This is going on across all of the colonies, but more so in the new england colonies who bene t from forced immigration (i. e. slavery). Most women married, at the latest, by 20 years old, and they reproduced until they were no longer able to. The children were more likely to survive than their. In the chesapeake, more than 1/4 children died in infancy.
