HIS271Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: New England Colonies, Indentured Servant, Middle Colonies
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In contrast to the french and spanish empires in north. America, the british experienced a massive population growth: the population growth is the result of immigration and natural increase, of the population growth can be attributed to natural increase. In virginia and maryland those children were less likely to survive than in new england. Immigration and diversification: makes the colonists less english and less white, as the 18th century progressed, immigration from england begins to constitute the minority of those coming to america. Decline in push factors for leaving england better economy, increase in wages, etc: the scots-irish provide the biggest ethnic group from europe to immigrate to british north america. The scotsmen were generally poorer than their counterparts and were given legal access to the british colonies. Irish-scots come from ulster and are the descendents of those who helped to colonize ireland.
