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US History timeline & concept chart: 16th-18th centuries (to 1754) British-American colonies: Difference between revisions
US History timeline & concept chart: 16th-18th centuries (to 1754) British-American colonies (view source)
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* conditions that "pushed" British emigration | * conditions that "pushed" British emigration | ||
* conditions that "pulled" colonial immigration<br><br> | * conditions that "pulled" colonial immigration<br><br> | ||
'''Joint Stock Company''' | '''Joint Stock Company''' | ||
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* 1625: 2,000 | * 1625: 2,000 | ||
* 1775: 2.4 million | * 1775: 2.4 million | ||
* from 1530-1680 200,000 immigrants arrived to the colonies | * from 1530-1680 200,000 immigrants arrived to the colonies | ||
* of approx 500,000 European migrants to the American colonies before 1775, approx: | * of approx 500,000 European migrants to the American colonies before 1775, approx: | ||
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**https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indentured_servitude#North_America | **https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indentured_servitude#North_America | ||
**https://web.viu.ca/davies/H320/population.colonies.htm | **https://web.viu.ca/davies/H320/population.colonies.htm | ||
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|+Push/Pull factors for British settlement in North America | |||
!'''Push factors''' | |||
!|'''Pull factors''' | |||
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* population growth in England | |||
* land use focus in England went from rents (collecting rent) to sheep herding for wool, which displaced tenants | |||
* religious & political persecution | |||
* English Civil War | |||
* primogeniture (1st born inherits), so 2nd+ sons seeking opportunity | |||
* political advantage | |||
* corporate organization (formal structures for exploration & migration) | |||
* criminality | |||
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* economic opportunity | |||
* adventurism | |||
* religious freedom | |||
* political opportunity | |||
* economic opportunity | |||
* "new start" | |||
* demand for labor | |||
* slavery | |||
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=== Early British settlements of North America === | === Early British settlements of North America === | ||