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Who were the Colonists? The thirteen colonies were
under the rule of English Kings and Queens. Most Colonist were English,
but people from Scotland, Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands, France
Sweden, and more countries came. The Colonists brought black slaves from
Africa to the Virginia Colony in 1619. Eventually there were slaves in
all Colonies, but mostly the South. Also, there were many religions,
such as Puritans and Quakers, Jews and Catholics, Lutherans and
Presbyterians. With all these people the population rose from about 1700 to
about 250,000 colonists! |