A Fractious People: The Demographics of Division.

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

A Fractious People: The Demographics of Division Dr. Steven H. Newton Professor of History & Political Science Delaware State University ©Steven H. Newton;

Advertisements

Alan Brinkley, American History 14/e

Alan Taylor’s American Colonies Introduction. Conventional “American history” English colonies on the east coast spread westward reaching only to the.

The American Promise: A History of the United States Fourth Edition

Catholic sisters in 19 th c. America. The American Catholic experience (19 th century) Minority group Minority group Experienced prejudice, hostility.

Population Cultural Geography C.J. Cox. Population ● Population Terms ● Population Growth ● Population Distribution ● Population Density ● Population.

Canadian & World Issues Courtesy of C. Marlatt Demographics.

Reasons for Immigration Push factors – conditions that push people away from a country Pull factors – conditions that attract immigrants to a particular.

Concepts of Demography By Dr Arshad Usmani Lahore, Pakistan

Dynamics of diversity: evidence for West Yorkshire from the 2011 Census Dr Stephen Jivraj & Dr Nissa Finney Centre on Dynamics of Ethnicity, University.

Demography and Aging. What is “demography”? Demography is the study of populations Counting and describing people Age, sex, income, marital status… Demographers.

Changing Demographics and Enrollment Trends Ken Esbenshade Associate Dean and Director of Academic Programs College of Agriculture and Life Sciences North.

Demographic Changes in Eighteenth-Century Europe AP European History Unit 4.

Population Geography Characteristics of Human Populations.

World Issues 12 Population. Population Numbers Current population of: Canada? United States? Brazil? Japan?

5 in 5 1. The average age the people are expected to live is _____. 2. _____ is the total amount of goods and services produced in a year. 3. _____ means.

THE AMERICAN PEOPLE SECTION 3: THE DIVERSITY OF AMERICANS

Chapter 1.3 The Diversity of Americans. A Nation of Immigrants All of today’s more than 300 million Americans are descended from immigrants. Many scholars.

Early History of Immigration to America - Background History of immigration to the United States. (2012, August 28). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.

AP US HISTORY ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS. What did “America” look like when Europeans got here?

Essential Question: What are the similarities & differences among the Spanish, French, & British patterns of colonization in America? Lesson plan for August.

The Colonial Era: Economic, Political, Social #1 Enslavement in the Colonies #2 Characteristics of the Colonists #3 The Enlightenment/The Religious Impulse.

The Diversity of Americans Chapter 1.3 Pages

North America: Culture Characteristics. Colonized by the Europeans The Spanish colonized Florida, Texas, and California The English colonized the East.

3-1 DEMOGRAPHY. Demography – the numerical study of the characteristics, trends, and issues of a population. Why do governments and businesses study demography?

5.2: Diverging Social and Political Patterns. Population Growth and Immigration Table: Estimated Total Population of New Spain, New France, and the British.

HISTORICAL THINKING SKILLS Using Periods 1-3 Questions

{ Chapter 7: The Great Migration and Push for Democracy.

Population Calculations Data from: Population Reference Bureau World Population Data Sheet. Available at

" America" Music Video LEARNING TARGETS 1.Identify places in the world from which your ancestors immigrated and share why they came to the U.S. 1.Describe.

Colonial Essay Choices October 5. #1 Analyze the differences between the Spanish settlements in the Southwest and the English colonies in New England.

Immigration in the US People and Places. The Colonial Period  French established colonies in the lower Mississippi Valley (New Orleans 1718) where the.

Demographic Changes ’s Age Structure Sex Structure Ethnic Composition © Karen Devine 2010.

Alan Brinkley, AMERICAN HISTORY 13/e

Jieun Mrs. Branin 5 th Grade Ben Franklin establishes Philadelphia’s first newspaper. Ben Franklin was born in Boston in Ben Franklin also.

Social. What’s demography? Demography is the study of population. Population means the total number of people that live in an area. The population of.

Global Migration Patterns: Asia, Latin America, and Africa have net out-migration Europe, North America, and Oceania have net in-migration.

Population Unit 2 Population F Population Terms F Population Growth F Population Distribution F Population Density F Population Characteristics F Population.

The Rise of Great Britain in the 1700s. 1.In North America what monumental events occurred in 1789? The United States Constitution went into effect and.

World Population Social Studies 11. World Population The world population is the population of humans on the planet Earth In 2009, the United Nations.

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution. Conquest by the Cradle 2 major distinguishing characteristics of rebellious settlements: 1) Population Boom.

Lecture 1: The Demographics of the United Kingdom Jason Downs British and American Culture.

Immigration and Slavery

The Colonial Era: Economic, Political, Social

2.3 Texans and Geography.

Population Cultural Geography.

Slavery in Old and New Worlds

Ch. 2 The Demographic Transition and Population Pyramids

Chapter Three: Society and Culture in Provincial America

Eighteenth Century Colonial America

Alan Brinkley, AMERICAN HISTORY 13/e

Introduction to Population Pyramids

The Development of the Labor System in the British Empire

Understanding Data Feb 20, 2017

Eighteenth-Century America

Cristian Sánchez-Bayton Griffith 1º Bachillerato

The Next 25 Years American Demographics

Creating Anglo-America

Demographics Belief & Behaviors.

Alan Brinkley, American History 15/e

Growth in the Colonies Students will identify contributing factors for the growth in the British colonies during the 18th century.

Unit 2 Key Themes.

U.S. IMMIGRATION FROM

His /her name is ... He / she is from....

Characteristics of Human Populations

Alan Brinkley, American History 14/e

The Americas by 1750.

Pre-colonial Americas and European Intervention

Periods 1&2 (15% of the Curriculum)

Essential Question: What are the similarities & differences among the Southern, New England, & Middle colonies? Warm-Up Questions: On the map provided,

Presentation transcript:

A Fractious People: The Demographics of Division

Why demography? Political demographics represents a significant tool for looking at how large- scale events or phenomena develop in terms of the characteristics of populations Political demographics represents a significant tool for looking at how large- scale events or phenomena develop in terms of the characteristics of populations A demographic study of the British colonies in North America prior to the Revolution reveals some very surprising data A demographic study of the British colonies in North America prior to the Revolution reveals some very surprising data

Population growth in the American colonies 1625: 2,500; 90% male; 95% white; primary source of increase is immigration 1625: 2,500; 90% male; 95% white; primary source of increase is immigration 1650: 1650: 1700: 1700: 1725: 1725: 1750: 1750: 1775: 1775:

Population growth in the American colonies 1625: 2,500; 90% male; 95% white; primary source of increase is immigration 1625: 2,500; 90% male; 95% white; primary source of increase is immigration 1650: 50,000; 70% male; 85% white; source of increase now immigration augmented by birth rate 1650: 50,000; 70% male; 85% white; source of increase now immigration augmented by birth rate 1700: 1700: 1725: 1725: 1750: 1750: 1775: 1775:

Population growth in the American colonies 1625: 2,500; 90% male; 95% white; primary source of increase is immigration 1625: 2,500; 90% male; 95% white; primary source of increase is immigration 1650: 50,000; 70% male; 85% white; source of increase now immigration augmented by birth rate 1650: 50,000; 70% male; 85% white; source of increase now immigration augmented by birth rate 1700: 250,000; 65% male; 80% white; sources of increase unchanged 1700: 250,000; 65% male; 80% white; sources of increase unchanged 1725: 1725: 1750: 1750: 1775: 1775:

Population growth in the American colonies 1625: 2,500; 90% male; 95% white; primary source of increase is immigration 1625: 2,500; 90% male; 95% white; primary source of increase is immigration 1650: 50,000; 70% male; 85% white; source of increase now immigration augmented by birth rate 1650: 50,000; 70% male; 85% white; source of increase now immigration augmented by birth rate 1700: 250,000; 65% male; 80% white; sources of increase unchanged 1700: 250,000; 65% male; 80% white; sources of increase unchanged 1725: 600,000; 65% male; 80% white; population now doubles every 25 years 1725: 600,000; 65% male; 80% white; population now doubles every 25 years 1750: 1750: 1775: 1775:

Population growth in the American colonies 1625: 2,500; 90% male; 95% white; primary source of increase is immigration 1625: 2,500; 90% male; 95% white; primary source of increase is immigration 1650: 50,000; 70% male; 85% white; source of increase now immigration augmented by birth rate 1650: 50,000; 70% male; 85% white; source of increase now immigration augmented by birth rate 1700: 250,000; 65% male; 80% white; sources of increase unchanged 1700: 250,000; 65% male; 80% white; sources of increase unchanged 1725: 600,000; 65% male; 80% white; population now doubles every 25 years 1725: 600,000; 65% male; 80% white; population now doubles every 25 years 1750: 1.2 million; 60% male; 80% white; wave of immigration 1750: 1.2 million; 60% male; 80% white; wave of immigration 1775: 1775:

Population growth in the American colonies 1625: 2,500; 90% male; 95% white; primary source of increase is immigration 1625: 2,500; 90% male; 95% white; primary source of increase is immigration 1650: 50,000; 70% male; 85% white; source of increase now immigration augmented by birth rate 1650: 50,000; 70% male; 85% white; source of increase now immigration augmented by birth rate 1700: 250,000; 65% male; 80% white; sources of increase unchanged 1700: 250,000; 65% male; 80% white; sources of increase unchanged 1725: 600,000; 65% male; 80% white; population now doubles every 25 years 1725: 600,000; 65% male; 80% white; population now doubles every 25 years 1750: 1.2 million; 60% male; 80% white; wave of immigration 1750: 1.2 million; 60% male; 80% white; wave of immigration 1775: 2.5 million; 60% male; 80% white; under 50% English 1775: 2.5 million; 60% male; 80% white; under 50% English

Ethnicity of the British American colonies 1 out of 2 (49%) English 1 out of 2 (49%) English

Ethnicity of the British American colonies 1 out of 2 (49%) English 1 out of 2 (49%) English 1 out of 4 African (60% west; 40% southwest) 1 out of 4 African (60% west; 40% southwest)

Ethnicity of the British American colonies 1 out of 2 (49%) English 1 out of 2 (49%) English 1 out of 4 African (60% west; 40% southwest) 1 out of 4 African (60% west; 40% southwest) 1 out of 8 Irish 1 out of 8 Irish

Ethnicity of the British American colonies 1 out of 2 (49%) English 1 out of 2 (49%) English 1 out of 4 African (60% west; 40% southwest) 1 out of 4 African (60% west; 40% southwest) 1 out of 8 Irish 1 out of 8 Irish 1 out of 8 Scottish 1 out of 8 Scottish

Ethnicity of the British American colonies 1 out of 2 (49%) English 1 out of 2 (49%) English 1 out of 4 African (60% west; 40% southwest) 1 out of 4 African (60% west; 40% southwest) 1 out of 8 Irish 1 out of 8 Irish 1 out of 8 Scottish 1 out of 8 Scottish 1 out of 9 “German” 1 out of 9 “German”

Ethnicity of the British American colonies 1 out of 2 (49%) English 1 out of 2 (49%) English 1 out of 4 African (60% west; 40% southwest) 1 out of 4 African (60% west; 40% southwest) 1 out of 8 Irish 1 out of 8 Irish 1 out of 8 Scottish 1 out of 8 Scottish 1 out of 9 “German” 1 out of 9 “German” 1 out of 10 French 1 out of 10 French

Ethnicity of the British American colonies 1 out of 2 (49%) English 1 out of 2 (49%) English 1 out of 4 African (60% west; 40% southwest) 1 out of 4 African (60% west; 40% southwest) 1 out of 8 Irish 1 out of 8 Irish 1 out of 8 Scottish 1 out of 8 Scottish 1 out of 9 “German” 1 out of 9 “German” 1 out of 10 French 1 out of 10 French 1 out of 18 Spanish 1 out of 18 Spanish

The Atlantic Filter England Elite Upper Middling Poor America Elite Upper Middling Poor Social class of European immigrants

England England Elite 2% Elite 2% Upper Upper Middling Middling Poor Poor America America Elite Elite Upper Upper Middling Middling Poor Poor The Atlantic Filter Social class of European immigrants

England England Elite 2% Elite 2% Upper 5% Upper 5% Middling Middling Poor Poor America America Elite Elite Upper Upper Middling Middling Poor Poor The Atlantic Filter Social class of European immigrants

England England Elite 2% Elite 2% Upper 5% Upper 5% Middling 18% Middling 18% Poor Poor America America Elite Elite Upper Upper Middling Middling Poor Poor The Atlantic Filter Social class of European immigrants

England England Elite 2% Elite 2% Upper 5% Upper 5% Middling 18% Middling 18% Poor 75% Poor 75% America America Elite Elite Upper Upper Middling Middling Poor Poor The Atlantic Filter Social class of European immigrants

England England Elite 2% Elite 2% Upper 5% Upper 5% Middling 18% Middling 18% Poor 75% Poor 75% America America Elite >1% Elite >1% Upper Upper Middling Middling Poor Poor The Atlantic Filter Social class of European immigrants

England England Elite 2% Elite 2% Upper 5% Upper 5% Middling 18% Middling 18% Poor 75% Poor 75% America America Elite >1% Elite >1% Upper 7% Upper 7% Middling Middling Poor Poor The Atlantic Filter Social class of European immigrants

England England Elite 2% Elite 2% Upper 5% Upper 5% Middling 18% Middling 18% Poor 75% Poor 75% America America Elite >1% Elite >1% Upper 7% Upper 7% Middling 26% Middling 26% Poor Poor The Atlantic Filter Social class of European immigrants

England England Elite 2% Elite 2% Upper 5% Upper 5% Middling 18% Middling 18% Poor 75% Poor 75% America America Elite >1% Elite >1% Upper 7% Upper 7% Middling 26% Middling 26% Poor 66% Poor 66% The Atlantic Filter Social class of European immigrants

Age and Gender demographics Median age in Europe is about 22 years Median age in Europe is about 22 years Median age in America is about 17 years Median age in America is about 17 years In Europe the median is an “above and below” In Europe the median is an “above and below” In America the median is closer to “average” In America the median is closer to “average” Sex ratio in Europe is 5:4 female to male Sex ratio in Europe is 5:4 female to male Sex ratio in American is Sex ratio in American is 5:3 male to female 5:3 male to female Social consequences Social consequences

What does it all mean? Half of the 1775 population had either been born or immigrated within last generation Half of the 1775 population had either been born or immigrated within last generation Population of the “English” colonies is less English than ever before or will be again in the next century Population of the “English” colonies is less English than ever before or will be again in the next century Added to low population density, religious diversity, sex ratios, and low age medians…. Added to low population density, religious diversity, sex ratios, and low age medians…. How could something explosive NOT happen? How could something explosive NOT happen?

QUESTIONS?