... slave traders led to a decrease in slave prices), and a realization among the colonists that slaveholding was far more profitable than the employment of indentured servants. The years from 1700-1750 saw a dramatic rise in the African slave population, with more than 250,000 being forcibly transplanted to the American continent. The demographic impact cannot be overstated: southern colonies that were almost ... precious material goods. The importation of English manufactured goods rose substantially as demand among the wealthy and from the expanding general populace burgeoned, but the pe...

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... sense of unity or a national identity between the colonies as a whole. Even though they were all irritated by, and resistant to the colonial authorities in the 1750's, most of them saw no need to consider themselves separate from England, or to cooperate with each other in any way. Even in 1754, when faced by the joint threat of the French and ... ...

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... writers such as Franklin who suggested it was not a message from God whether or not, for instance, a crop flourished or failed, but could be influenced by man's hand. Early colonisation saw a reluctance to do hard labour which caused serious problems in establishing successful communities. Then with the growth of trade and the ability to import slaves many wealthier landowners and businessmen ... ...

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