why did the colonial population grow rapidly?

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Answer 1

As Erik Van Thienen said above, immigration did get the growth started but after 1680 immigrants stayed below 10% of the population, most of the growth was driven by an abnormaly high birth rate. The high birth rate was driven by social conditions in the colonies. The standard of living in the colonies was one of the highest in the world during the 18th century, women married young and would remarry if their husbands died. Many visitors noted the large families. The population in 1680 was 151,000 in 1790 it was around 4 million.

Answer 2

Pennsylvania Colony Population

Answer 3

In the beginning mainly by immigration of English, Scottish, Northern Irish, French, Dutch and Belgian protestants fleeing bad times and persecution and looking for religiuous freedom and cheap land. Once the colony was settled, immigration (before 1790) dropped to about 10% and natural population growth took over.

"All the colonies, after they were started, grew almost entirely by natural growth with foreign born populations rarely exceeding 10% (except in isolated instances). The last significant colonies to be settled mainly by immigrants were Pennsylvania in the early 1700s, Georgia and the Borderlands in the late 1700s as migration (not immigration) continued to provide nearly all the settlers for each new colony or state. This pattern would continue throughout U.S. History."

"Immigration to the United States : Population and immigration 1600-1790 AD" : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_to_the_United_States#Population_and_immigration_1600-1790_AD

Answer 4

The european countries sent people to the colonies. Missionaries tried to make the africans believe in Christianity. Factories in The colonies. People moved there to try their luck.

Answer 5

HEre in Quebec Canada, Church took over during colonialism and the priest put pressure on people in his speech, and even visited couples to insist that they should make another baby all the time. They also gave bonus for babies for a while and food tickets during the war. Later on, war pushed people to make babies and get married so they didn't have to go to war...

Answer 6

They had a lot of pressure to have kids and also children were considered the future for the parents and were used for work alot, that is why parents sent their children off for apprenticeships at such a young age (usually 6 or 7) and the parents often received much of the money. the church also put a lot of pressure on them.

Answer 7

The reasons that brought the first settlers in the first place, a chance for a better life, brought more and more people as more companies and private individuals financed expeditions. As more people came across the pond, more people made more babies and created even more people.

Answer 8

God, Gold, and Glory.

that and the availablity of cheap land for poor peasants willing to work for a living (as if that was anything new).

Answer 9

They didn't have condoms or any other form of birth control. They lived boring lives so having sex was the only fun thing to do.

Answer 10

Well,you know how people are. They,um,go together and uh you know get married -sometimes - and then,well,you know,then you have demographic growth.
I'm sure it's o.k.