Causes Of The Events Across The British Colonies

The events across the Atlantic caused the British colonies to experience a surge in population, changes in material culture and a new way of thinking and new ideas. The European Enlightenment, the slave trade, consumer revolution and European Pietism helped to transform the Britain's American colonies. There was also political and religious conflict in the colonies. The conflicts ultimately lead to the Great War for Empire. England was also affected by events in the colonies, such as the Seven Years' War.

The British colonies saw a dramatic increase in population due to natural increase, migration, and slaves being imported via the African slave trade. In 1720 the colonies had a population of about 400,000 and by 1765 the colonies had nearly