US History timeline & concept chart: 16th-18th centuries (to 1754) British-American colonies: Difference between revisions
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| - total population estimated at 75,000 | | - total population estimated at 75,000 | ||
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| | |colonial population estimates: | ||
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- 275,000 in all colonies | - 275,000 in all colonies | ||
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| | |black slave population: | ||
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- starting w/ first importation of African slaves in 1619 (about 20) to Jamestown | - starting w/ first importation of African slaves in 1619 (about 20) to Jamestown | ||
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| | |colonial population estimate: | ||
| - total population est. at 1,600,000 | | - total population est. at 1,600,000 | ||
- estimated 350,000 white migrants were indentured servants | - estimated 350,000 white migrants were indentured servants | ||
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! style="text-align:center;"|Africa<ref>Several West African regions were the home to most African immigrants. Population from U.S. 1790 Census.</ref> | ! style="text-align:center;"|'''Africa<ref>Several West African regions were the home to most African immigrants. Population from U.S. 1790 Census.</ref>''' || '''360,000''' ||'''757,000''' | ||
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! style="text-align:center;"|England* | ! style="text-align:center;"|'''England*''' || '''230,000''' ||'''2,100,000''' | ||
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! style="text-align:center;"|[[Ulster]] Scots-Irish* | ! style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Ulster]] Scots-Irish*''' || '''135,000''' || '''300,000''' | ||
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! style="text-align:center;"|Germany<ref>Germany in this time period consisted of a large number of separate countries, the largest of which was Prussia.</ref> | ! style="text-align:center;"|'''Germany<ref>Germany in this time period consisted of a large number of separate countries, the largest of which was Prussia.</ref>''' || '''103,000''' || '''270,000''' | ||
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! style="text-align:center;"|[[Scotland]] || 48,500 || 150,000 | ! style="text-align:center;"|[[Scotland|'''Scotland''']] || '''48,500''' || '''150,000''' | ||
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! style="text-align:center;"|Ireland* | ! style="text-align:center;"|'''Ireland*''' || '''8,000''' || '''(Incl. in Scot-Irish)''' | ||
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! style="text-align:center;"|Netherlands | ! style="text-align:center;"|'''Netherlands''' || '''6,000''' || '''100,000''' | ||
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! style="text-align:center;"|[[Wales]]* | ! style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Wales]]*''' || '''4,000''' || '''10,000''' | ||
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! style="text-align:center;"|France | ! style="text-align:center;"|'''France''' || '''3,000''' || '''15,000''' | ||
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! style="text-align:center;"|Jewish<ref>Jewish settlers from several European countries.</ref> | ! style="text-align:center;"|'''Jewish<ref>Jewish settlers from several European countries.</ref>''' || '''1,000''' || '''2,000''' | ||
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! style="text-align:center;"|Sweden | ! style="text-align:center;"|'''Sweden''' || '''1,000''' || '''6,000''' | ||
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! style="text-align:center;"|Other<ref>The ''Other'' category probably contains mostly English ancestry settlers; but the loss of several states' census records make better estimates difficult. The summaries of the 1790 and 1800 census from all states survived.</ref> | ! style="text-align:center;"|'''Other<ref>The ''Other'' category probably contains mostly English ancestry settlers; but the loss of several states' census records make better estimates difficult. The summaries of the 1790 and 1800 census from all states survived.</ref>''' ||'''50,000''' ||'''200,000''' | ||
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! style="text-align:center;"|British total | ! style="text-align:center;"|'''British total''' ||'''425,500''' ||'''2,560,000''' | ||
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! style="text-align:center;"|Total<ref>Total represents total immigration over the approximately 130 year span of existence of the U.S. colonies as found in the 1790 census. At the time of the [[American Revolution]], the foreign-born population was estimated to be from 300,000 to 400,000.</ref> | ! style="text-align:center;"|'''Total<ref>Total represents total immigration over the approximately 130 year span of existence of the U.S. colonies as found in the 1790 census. At the time of the [[American Revolution]], the foreign-born population was estimated to be from 300,000 to 400,000.</ref>''' ||'''950,000''' ||'''3,900,000''' | ||
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