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Still, the American colonies in 1774 probably had the most equal distribution of income in the Western world – even including the slaves. Colonial America was an income per capita leader: Before the 20th century, the period during which Americans most clearly led Britain in purchasing power per capita was in
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- Peter H. Lindert, Jeffrey G. Williamson
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- 2015
• What were the relationships between explorers, missionaries, settlers, rancheros and the Indigenous peoples of California? • When and why did your family or ancestors settle in America?
During those years, the English purchased 20,700 of the enslaved to work in the West Indies. Barbados soon became the most profitable colony. Its wealthiest residents were English who commanded large numbers of enslaved Africans to produce sugar.
Mar 23, 2015 · New data now allow conjectures on the levels of real and nominal incomes in the 13 American colonies. New England was the poorest region, and the South was the richest. Colonial per capita incomes ...
- Peter H. Lindert, Jeffrey G. Williamson
- 2015
Overview. California was on the fringes of the Spanish empire until 1769, when a "sacred expedition" led by Captain Gaspar de Portolá and Franciscan Father Junípero Serra established outposts at San Diego and Monterey (Mission San Diego de Alcala and San Antonio de Pauda Mission are shown here).
Lacking sufficient settlers, Spain used natives to colonize new lands and provide a labor force to sustain its colonies. California's missions were one leg of a far-flung mission system that extended to Baja California and the present-day states of Florida, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.
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Jan 25, 2014 · Abstract. New data now allow conjectures on the levels of real and nominal incomes in the thirteen American colonies. New England was the poorest region, and the South was the richest.
