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The USA just had a lot of land and a low population. America already had a better quality of life than Europe in the 1700's.
by SamReidHughes 7y ago
The USA just had a lot of land and a low population. America already had a better quality of life than Europe in the 1700's.
- ever1 7y agosource ?
- SamReidHughes 7y agoWell you might ask why people kept going on ships across the ocean if the quality of life was worse. A randomly googled source is https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/1754-1783-business-and-economy-overview https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/news-wires-white-papers... , which casually mentions a bunch of relevant numbers.