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P P ALMANACS OF AMERICAN LIFE COLONIAL AMERICA to 1763 P P ALMANACS OF AMERICAN LIFE COLONIAL AMERICA to 1763 Thomas L. Purvis Richard Balkin General Editor Colonial America to 1763 Copyright © 1999 by Thomas L.Purvis All rights reserved.No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in anyform or by any means,electronic or mechanical,including photocopying,recording,or by any information storage or retrieval systems,without permission in writing from the publisher.For information contact: Facts On File,Inc. 132 West 31st Street NewYork NY 10001 Libraryof Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Purvis,Thomas L.,1949– Colonial America to 1763 / Thomas L.Purvis. p. cm.— (Almanacs of American life) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8160-2527-4 (acid-free paper) 1.United States—History—Colonial period,ca.1600–1775. 2.United States—Social life and customs—To 1775. 3.United States—History—Colonial period,ca.1600–1775—Statistics. 4.United States—Social life and customs—To 1775—Statistics. I.Title. II.Series. E188.P86 1999 973.2—dc21 98-29007 Facts On File books are available at special discounts when purchased in bulk quantities for businesses,associations,institutions,or sales promotions.Please call our Special Sales Department in New York at (212) 967-8800 or (800) 322-8755. You can find Facts On File on the World Wide Web at http://www.factsonfile.com Text design byFred Pusterla Cover design by Cathy Rincon Illustrations on pages 2,18,23,43,131,134,145,152,161,165,276, 280,and 281 byJeremy Eagle Printed in the United States of America VB Hermitage 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 This book is printed on acid-free paper. To Joseph Lee Purvis “A young gentleman of great expectations” Note on Photos Many of the illustrations and photographs used in this book are old,historical images.The quality of the prints is not always up to modern standards,as in many cases the originals are from glass negatives or the originals are damaged. The content of the illustrations, however, made their inclusion important despite problems in reproduction. Contents List of Maps xi 8. Government 187 Imperial Administration 187 Acknowledgments xiii The Legislatures 190 Preface xv Candidates and Elections 193 1. Climate,Natural History,and Historical Geography 1 9. The Colonies 199 Climate 1 Connecticut 199 Natural History 7 Delaware 200 Historical Geography 12 East Jersey 200 Colonization and Regional Settlement Patterns 13 Georgia 202 Maryland 202 2. Native American Life 20 Massachusetts Bay 204 Origins and Cultural Development 20 NewHampshire 205 Indian-White Relations 29 New Haven 206 Population 34 New Jersey 206 3. Chronology,to 1763 38 NewNetherland 207 4. The Economy 50 NewSweden 208 ANote on Monetary Values 50 New York 209 Agriculture 50 North Carolina 210 The Maritime Industries 78 Pennsylvania 211 Forestry Products 83 Plymouth 213 The Fur Trade 90 Rhode Island 213 Manufacturing,Handicrafts,and Mining 97 South Carolina 215 Occupational Structure 111 Virginia 216 Wages and Income 113 West Jersey 218 Currencyand MoneySupply 117 International Trade 122 10. The Cities 220 Boston,Massachusetts 220 5. Population Statistics 128 Charles Town,South Carolina 223 Population of New England 133 New York,New York 224 Population of the Middle Atlantic Colonies 148 Newport,Rhode Island 227 Population of the Southern Colonies 153 Philadelphia,Pennsylvania 227 Population Distribution by Age and Sex 160 Immigration and Slave Importations 163 11. Prominent and Representative 6. Diet and Health 168 Americans 230 Diet 168 Tom Bell 230 Disease Environment and Epidemics 171 Hannah Emerson Duston 231 Life Expectancy and Mortality 174 John Godfrey 232 7. Religion 178 Pocahantas 233 Churchand State 178 RobertRogers 234 Revivalism and the Great Awakening 179 John Smith 235 Denominational Affiliation 180 Edward Teach (Blackbeard) 236 Denominational Development 181 George Whitefield 237 ix
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