Who Lives Here?Population of the Colonial Era

2,000English Colonists, 1625 in Virginia and

Plymouth colonies

250,000Total white and black colonial population,

1700

1 millionTotal white and black colonial population,

1750

2.5 MillionTotal white and black colonial population,

1775

16 years oldAverage age of white people in the colonies

in 1790

21 and 26Average age of marriage for white women

and men, respectively.

50-60The age white colonists could expect to live to if they lived through their teenage years in

the American colonies

Brits, Dutch, Germans, Swedes, French, Finns,

Scotch-IrishCountries of origin for white colonists in the

early 1700s

10%Percentage of colonists who lived in “cities”

“URBAN”

Philadelphia, PA: 30,000New York, NY: 25,000Boston, MA: 16,000Charles Town, SC: 12,000Newport, RI: 11,000

55,000; 25,000; 18,000Seating capacity for Gillette Stadium;

Fenway Park; and TD GardenUMASS Amherst has 27,300 students...

5,000Total black slaves in the colonies in 1675

45,000The number of new slaves entering the

colonies each year by 1750

2 millionTotal Native American population east of the

Mississippi prior to 1492

250,000Total Native American population east of the

Mississippi by 1750

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Boston, MANewport, RINew York City, NYPhiladelphia, PABaltimore, MD

Richmond, VAWilmington, NCCharleston, SCSavannah, GA