POPULATION DENSITY MAP OF THE US 1870 CODE

The eastern and northern frontier around the initial New England settlements was mainly settled by the Yankee descendants of the original New Englanders. New England's healthy climate (the cold winters killed mosquitoes and other disease-bearing insects), and abundant food supply resulted in the lowest death rate and highest birth rate of any place in the world (marriage was expected and birth control was not, and a much higher than average number of children and mothers survived). Shipbuilding, commerce, and fisheries were important in coastal towns.

They were mostly farmers and settled in small villages for common religious activity. The New England colonists included some educated men as well as many skilled farmers, tradesmen and craftsmen. Nearly all colonies and, later, states in the United States were settled by migration from another colony or state, as foreign immigration usually only played a minor role after first initial settlements were established. They established their own popularly elected governments and courts and were mostly self-governing, self-supporting, and self-replicating.

POPULATION DENSITY MAP OF THE US 1870 CODE

They nearly all used English Common Law as their basic code of law and, except for the French, Dutch and Germans spoke some dialect of English. Probably close to 80% of the families owned the land they lived and farmed on. Most settlements were created by complete family groups with several generations often present. Most settlements were nearly independent of trade with Britain as most grew or made nearly everything they needed-the average cost of imports for most households was only about 5-15 English pounds per year. Nearly all non-Native American commercial activity was run in small privately owned businesses with good credit both at home and in England being essential since they were often cash poor. Main articles: History of immigration to the United States and Colonial history of the United States English transfer-printed Staffordshire pottery jug with US population by state, c.

Population density map of the us 1870