Chart the Differences
Examine and compare three charts that follow and then write a sentence or two about African
and European emigration to British North America between 1600 and 1775. Numbers and sta-
tistics reflected in all charts presented in this lesson come from John J. McCusker & Russell R.
Menard, The Economy of British America (1985).
Chart 1: European and African Emigration to British North America from 1600-1699
Chart 2: European Emigration to British North America (without Africans) from 1700-1775
Chart 3: European and African Emigration to British North America from 1700-1775
• In a paragraph, describe African and European emigration to British North
America between 1600 and 1775.