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In 1630, the colonizer population of the US didn't surpass 5,000. By 1700, it numbered over 250,000. To what is owed this population boom, and, as a side question, why didn't colonies like Brazil, Mexico and Argentina, older and more established, grow this quickly in the 17th century?

by /u/Ser_Claudor in /r/AskHistorians

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