The development of the 13 colonies
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- The development of the Thirteen colonies
- The first successful colony was established in Virginia in 1607.
- The 13 colonies stretched out 2400km across the Atlantic seaboard
- Before 1763, most were to the east of the Appalachian mountains
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- New England
- New Hampshire
- Massachusetts
- Rhode Island
- Connecticut
- Middle
- New York
- New Jersey
- Pennsylvania
- Delaware
- Southern
- Maryland
- Virginia
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
- Georgia
- New England
- Population
- Between 1700-1763 the population went from 250,000 to 2 million
- There was a high birth rate (average family had 7 children)
- Low death rate (they were well fed etc.)
- So had a higher life expectancy than most Europeans
- The immigration of different groups increased numbers
- Despite high populations, America wasn't densely populated
- About half lived in the south, and a quarter in the Middle and New England colonies
- Virginia was the largest in terms of population and land area
- Georgia was the smallest
- Towns (five main ones)
- Philadeplphia
- New York
- Boston
- Newport
- Charleston
- European settlement
- Large group of immigrants from Ulster
- In search of a better economy
- Many peasants from the Rhineland (Germany)
- In search of a better economy
- Attracted by the degree of religious tolerance
- Colonization schemes / indentured servitude
- System of temporary servitude
- Designed to meet the severe labour shortage
- People travelled to america for free and had to sign a contract pledging their labour for a certain number of years (often 4)
- Large group of immigrants from Ulster
- Africans
- The first black slaves arrived in Virginia in 1619
- By the 18th century the importation of slaves soared
- By 1763 there were over 350,000 slaves in the colonies
- Making up 1/6 of the overall population
- Came a point where demand for slaves was so high that the black population grew more rapidly than the white one
- 90% of the black population lived in the south
- Native Americans
- British and European settlers didn't assimilate with the Native Americans
- Factors making it hard for them to prevent European advancement:
- Natives were divided amongst themselves
- They were disadvantaged tecnologically
- Distraught from diseases that the Europeans brought over
- Despite disadvantages, the Natives remained powerful to the West of the Appalachian mountains
- Factors driving people towards America
- The acquisition of valuable things for trade
- Somewhere to build a more prosperous life
- Safe heaven for those prosecuted at home for their religious beliefs
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