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What was the main reason the population of the British North American colonies increased in the eighteenth century?
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The main reason that the population of the British North American colonies rapidly increased during the eighteenth century was that the volume of slave trade increased a great deal. The number of black people in the colonies increased by 10 to 35+ times from the beginning of the eighteenth century until mid-century.
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∙ 9y agoThe population of New England rose during the seventeenth century due to the two charters issued by King James I of England. Charters were issued for Virginia Company of London and Virginia Company of Plymouth.
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The British policy of salutary neglect of the American colonies in the early eighteenth century meant?
Del Sesto's class :) right?
Which section of the colonies showed a huge increase in the percentage of its African population in about 1750?
The section of the colonies that showed a huge increase in the percentage of its African population was the southern colonies. It increased by 37% by 1750.
What were the bases of the colonists' sense of a collective British identity in the eighteenth century?
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What was The total population of the British colonies by the mid-1700s?
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Which British act in the American colonies increased import taxes on common items?
Townshend Acts
Which action caused many American colonists to support independence from the british empire?
Great Britain increased taxes on many items in the colonies.
What was the African American population in the 13 colonies in the 1700s?
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What effect did the enlightment-35 have on colonies?
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How did immigration contribute to the ethnic diversity of the American colonies after 1700?
Spanish, English, and French settlers arrived in larger numbers and this increased the ethnic diversity in the American colonies.
Did the population of the thirteen colonies always increase from one ten-year period to the next?
yes it increased by a 45%
In 1775 what was the population of the colonies included about African slaves?
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What was Georgia's population ranking among the 13 colonies?
it was 14th among the 13 American colonies. yes, it had 0.
