Jump to content

US History timeline & concept chart: 16th-18th centuries (to 1754) British-American colonies: Difference between revisions

Line 206: Line 206:
* PA land  >> = decline in indentured servitude
* PA land  >> = decline in indentured servitude
* Quakers
* Quakers
* During King George's war European demand for food due to war and poor harvests increased demand for grain
** Chesapeake region conversion to diverse crops
*** tobacco still largest export
*** growth in central coast ports, especially Baltimore
|-
|-
|}
|}