failed because they were unable to be self-sustaining and did little to diminish hostilities between them and native people. Wanted their food yet antagonized and killed them.
B. British Colonies: Came 100 years after Spain/Portugal yet took advantage of experience
1. Immigration spurred population growth in British colonies; Scots-Irish, Germans. Live births, sex ratio evened out in the South; population doubled.
2. Enlightenment
a. John Locke’s Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1690)…
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