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"The population of the American Colonies in 1790 is estimated at roughly 2.7 million; the United States today has over 300 million inhabitants. In 1780 England
by drpgq 12y ago
"The population of the American Colonies in 1790 is estimated at roughly 2.7 million; the United States today has over 300 million inhabitants. In 1780 England and Wales had around 7.5 million inhabitants"
I didn't know that ratio between the England and Wales population versus the American colonies was that small at that time. I would have thought it would have been bigger.
- lifeisstillgood 12y agoPerhaps a more useful metric would have been urban v rural populations - but even then Watts engine had only been around for fifteen years (1776 ironically).
- adventured 12y agoNot sure where they got that. The 1790 census says 3.893 million, with 694,000 being slaves. (Jefferson and Washington both believed the true figure to be higher) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1790_United_States_Census http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1790_United_States_Census