Maryland population in 1700: 29,600
Maryland population in 1780: 245,500
Maryland experienced massive population growth after 1700, with many English and Scottish immigrants flooding over.
Most of Maryland consisted of white families with working freemen.
About 40% of the population were African Americans, and many of them were slaves.
Many Native tribes lived in the area but most soon died of disease.
Maryland was a very religiously diverse place, with most white settlers being Catholics, Quakers, Baptists, Puritans, and Wesleyans.
Maryland population in 1780: 245,500
Maryland experienced massive population growth after 1700, with many English and Scottish immigrants flooding over.
Most of Maryland consisted of white families with working freemen.
About 40% of the population were African Americans, and many of them were slaves.
Many Native tribes lived in the area but most soon died of disease.
Maryland was a very religiously diverse place, with most white settlers being Catholics, Quakers, Baptists, Puritans, and Wesleyans.