Colonial America

Front

What was the approximate population of the English colonies in 1700?

Back

250,000

Front

What factors made America an attractive place for immigrants?

Back

Growing economy, abundant land, and promises of freedom

Front

Which group of immigrants were the largest in the English colonies?

Back

The English

Front

Which region of the English colonies had the slowest population growth?

Back

Southern colonies

Front

Which group of immigrants settled in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey?

Back

The Quakers

Front

Which group of immigrants settled in the Appalachian Mountains region?

Back

The Scots-Irish

Front

Which group of immigrants had a strong presence in New Netherland (New York)?

Back

The Dutch

Front

Which group of immigrants settled in coastal South Carolina?

Back

The French

Front

Which group of immigrants settled in Pennsylvania and composed nearly one-third of its population?

Back

The Germans

Front

How many Africans were estimated to be enslaved and sent to the New World?

Back

2 million