CHRONOLOGY

1733

  • – Benjamin Franklin begins publication of Poor Richard’s Almanack.

1770

  • – The population of the colonies of Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware has increased tenfold since 1700, largely the result of immigration.
  • – Germans make up the largest percentage of migrants from the European continent.
  • – The middle colonies’ per capita consumption of imported goods from Britain has more than doubled since 1720.