There were two Jerseys but only one Carolina, and Georgia wouldnt be settled until 33 years later. In 1700 Jamestown was 93 years old, Charleston 37 years old, and Philadelphia only 19 years old. In this section we capture a snapshot of the British Atlantic colonies around the turn of the 18th century. 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. It is fitting to begin this toolbox on the British Atlantic colonies from 1690 to 1763 with the theme GROWTH.įrom 260,000 settlers in 1700, the colonial population grew eight times to 2,150,000 in 1770. The liberties he enjoys are so great that he considers himself as a prince in his possessions. The taxes are very low, and he need not be under any concern on their account. There is such an amount of good land yet uncultivated that a newly married man can, without difficulty, get a spot of ground where he may comfortably subsist with his wife and children. Read his account along with the 1692 poem on Pennsylvanias success in the PERMANENCE section of the toolbox American Beginnings.Īs soon as a person is old enough he may marry in these provinces without any fear of poverty. Natural English Moving 1 Upgrade Your Browser.Short 5-minute mysteries to read and solve.Online fictional readers with 8 different reading levels (A1 to C2).Free ebooks (downloadable in various formats).A pair of muddy shoes by Lenox Robinson.
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