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What colony had the least amount of people?
Delaware
The smallest colony by population was Delaware at 59,094, barely bigger than Rhode Island’s 68,825.
What proportion of the colonial population lived on small family?
Terms in this set (24) What proportion of the colonial population lived on small family farms? Nine out of ten people lived on small family farms.
What was the population of the Middle Colonies?
about 65,000
The Middle Colonies held a population of about 65,000, compared to New England’s 120,000 and the Southern Colonies’ 77,000.
Which English colony had the most diverse population?
The Middle Colonies were the most ethnically and religiously diverse British colonies in North America with settlers from England, Scotland, Ireland, the Netherlands, and German states.
Which colony had the smallest population in 1750?
13 Colonies Population (1710 – 1770)
| State | 1710 | 1750 |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 78,281 | 231,033 |
| Pennsylvania | 24,450 | 119,666 |
| Massachusetts | 62,390 | 188,000 |
| Maryland | 42,741 | 141,073 |
Which of these English traditions was adopted in the 13 colonies?
Which English tradition pertaining to government was adopted in the 13 colonies? Self-government was adopted in the 13 colonies.
Which colonial region was the least diverse?
New England
The most ethnically diverse region of colonial America was the South, whereas New England was the least ethnically diverse.
What colony was the least tolerant region?
The least tolerant? Rhode Island was the only colony that was apart of the New England colonies with religious freedom. They fled Puritan Massachusetts. -The rest are not very tolerant of other religions.
What was the population of the 13 colonies?
Population of the 13 Colonies 1610-1790 1 Virginia 447,016 2 Pennsylvania 240,057 3 Massachusetts 235,808 4 Maryland 202,599 5 North Carolina 197,200 6 Connecticut 183,881 7 New York 162,920 8 South Carolina 124,244 9 New Jersey 117,431 10 Rhode Island 58,196
Where did British convicts settle in the colonies?
Criminals could have been convicted of any type of crime, this included debtors. Those who had murdered were just hung in England and not sent. About 20,000 convicts were sent to Virginia and settled along the Potomac and Rappahannock Rivers. Knowing where many did originate can help in your own family research.
What was the literacy rate in the colonies?
So while we may think of literacy in the most basic terms of having the ability to read and write the English language, literacy in the American Colonies held a primary importance on reading.” The same was true in the southern colonies, except for black slaves, so in that region 40% of the population was illiterate.
What was the population of Georgia in 1770?
Georgia 23,375. Populated lands claimed by Colonies in 1770. These areas were parts of four Colonies during the Revolution but became separate states after the war. They are counted in the 2.1 million total for 1770 but were not included in the population of their associated Colonies, listed above.