[wagglebee]

The first U.S. census, taken in 1790, revealed that fully half the population throughout the 13 states was 16 years old or younger.

That's pretty amazing. The population in 1790 was just under 4 million and just under 26,000 Americans died in the Revolution, so that wasn't really a factor.

[Pharmboy]

Hmmm...my numbers are different than yours on deaths. My sources show about 4,500 dead on battlefields and about 11,000 dead on the prison ships. Do the additional deaths come from deaths in other prisons?

[tbw2]

I read somewhere that the average American woman averaged 13 children in her lifetime, versus 6-8 in Europe. Hence the life expectancy was about the same but the population growth rate was phenomenal. And the English government did not like expansion outside it's control, and said "don't go beyond this line". Population pressure drove people into the Appalachians, and some beyond to Ohio valley and Tennessee. This may have been another factor in the Revolution that wasn't fully discussed - the Americans had to expand or die, merely from demographics, and to live as densely as the mother country was not the only option. ObamaCare Jokes Obama Jokes

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

The Americans had more food and better living conditions then most of England.

This would lead to more less miscarriages and more live births.