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This 3 page paper uses statistics to determine the history of the early Chesapeake Region. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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only 38 were still alive (Wheeler and Becker). This dramatic population change was due largely to the fact that the settlers were not equipped for the conditions they found. They
starved or caught illnesses for which they had no defense. The numbers of colonists thus declined precipitously. But overall, the population of the Chesapeake stabilized and grew. This paper uses
statistics to determine why some of these demographic changes occurred. Discussion The story of the population changes in the early colonies really begins with a population increase in England. From
2.3 million persons in 1552, the population in England swelled to almost 6 million by 1600 (Wheeler and Becker). This population increase coupled with an influx of gold and silver
from the colonies along with the failure of agriculture to feed the huge population led to a dramatic increase in prices (Wheeler and Becker). Landlords raised their rents to try
and keep up with the rising prices, and in doing so forced many people from their homes; the result was a large population of displaced persons who roamed the countryside,
often supporting themselves by turning to crime (Wheeler and Becker). The situation was untenable, and it finally led Richard Hakluyt to suggest that the answer was colonization (Wheeler and Becker).
In addition to deporting the undesirable members of society, Hakluyt also suggested that this was an opportunity to "save" the heathen, as well as establishing colonies that would send back
riches to the mother country (Wheeler and Becker). Thus the first colonies were established. The colonies struggled against starvation, often unsuccessfully, until about 1614, when they began to grow tobacco,
which thrived in the rich Virginia soil (Wheeler and Becker). From an initial four barrels in 1614, the crop grew until they colonies were exporting 50,000 pounds of tobacco leaves
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