Colonial population

1. Colonial population By, Jill, Haskey, Sarah, T-bone

2. Dominate population • By the late 1600s the dominant poplation was European and African American. The colonists that settled in the new world were mostly average laborers. Soon, the non-natives out numbered the Native Americans.

3. Indentured servitude • Immigrants manly arrived as indentured servants*. *Indentured servant- men and woman bound themselves to a master for a fixed term of servitude. In return they get a passage to America, food and shelter. Usualy served for 4-5 years. The masters of indentured servants received additional land grants .

4. Reality of Indentured servitude • Indentured servitude was not as great as it was advertized… • After their time and services were paid, most men were left without Land, without employment, without families, and without prospects. Women could often be married after their sentence was paid. • If women were to become pregnant during their sentence, they would be severely punished. ie: whipped, sold or time added onto their sentence.

5. Introduction of Slaves Indentured servants eventually became less common because less people wanted to inflict the hard labors upon themselves. As a result, the enslavement of African Americans became more frequent. Gradually, the population of Africalamericans increased.

6. Birth and Death: • As conditions improved, the population of Non-natives began to steadily increase. Also the life span of individuals grew.

7. Medicine in the Colonies: • Seventeenth and eighteenth century physicians had little or no understanding of infection and sanitation. As a result, the bacteria caused many people to die of infection and plagues. • Midwives became very popular in the era. They were known for their homeopathic remedies and were frowned upon by doctors.

8. Chesapeake Women The Social and Familial rolls of women were much different than those in New England • Such there was such a high mortality rate, women had much more control because they were often widowed and left responcible of the families farms or businesses. • -Chesapeake women could also expect a life of child bearing… on average women gave birth to about 8 children. - There was a higher ratio of men to women, so women were more likely to marry.( 4:1)

9. New England Women & Families • death rates declined quickly and the family became much more stable. • The sex ratio was balanced, and most men were expected to marry. • Women married young, gave girth early, and continues this until their 30’s • Northern children were more apt to survive, unlike Southern children.