Growth in the Colonies Students will identify contributing factors for the growth in the British colonies during the 18th century.

Colonial America Grows 18th century saw high birth rates – average of 7 children From 1640-1700 population in the colonies rose from 25,000 to more than 250,000 In the 1700s, population doubled every 25 years Rise in housing and sanitation had most people in the colonies living to their early 60s on average Students will identify contributing factors for the growth in the British colonies during the 18th century.

Colonial America Grows The major worry for colonists was disease Typhoid fever, tuberculosis, cholera, diphtheria, and scarlet fever were all major issues Epidemic of Smallpox swept through Boston in 1721 Reverend Cotton Mather – one of the pioneers of inoculation Students will identify contributing factors for the growth in the British colonies during the 18th century.

Immigration Between 1700 and 1775 more than 300,000 European immigrants came to the colonies Most settled into the middle colonies Many went to the frontier, backcountry of Pennsylvania and South where land was free In 1638 German Mennonites went to Pennsylvania to escape religious wars A wave of Germans followed, by 1775, more than 100,000 Germans lived there Students will identify contributing factors for the growth in the British colonies during the 18th century.

Immigration Scots-Irish, who were Scots that helped England take Northern Ireland, in 1717 fled rising taxes, poor harvests, and religious persecution in Ireland. From 1717 to 1776 more than 150,000 came to the colonies Jews seeking religious tolerance moved to New York Approximately 1,500 moved to the colonies in the 1700s Students will identify contributing factors for the growth in the British colonies during the 18th century.

Women Women did not have equal rights in the colonies Married women could not own property, make contracts, or wills Husbands were the sole guardian of the children and had the authority discipline both them and their wives Single women and widows had more rights, like owning property, filing lawsuits, and running businesses Students will identify contributing factors for the growth in the British colonies during the 18th century.

Africans in the Colonies From 1450 to 1870, estimates put the number of enslaved Africans sent to the Americas around 10- 12 million Around 2 million died on the journey over 3.6 million went to Portuguese Brazil 1.5 million went to Spanish colonies 3.7 million went to the Caribbean About 500,000 went to British North America Students will identify contributing factors for the growth in the British colonies during the 18th century.

Africans in the Colonies When the first slaves arrived, Virginia did not recognize chattel slavery Slavery developed slowly in the Chesapeake colonies The first slaves could gain freedom by converting to Christianity 1705 Virginia Slave Code Could not own property Testify against whites in court Move about freely Assemble in large numbers Students will identify contributing factors for the growth in the British colonies during the 18th century.