Even the majority that came from England fit no distinct socioeconomic or cultural pattern. They moved to the western hemisphere for different reasons, from different social backgrounds and cultures, and under different auspices and circumstances. They were a mixed multitude from England, the Netherlands, the German and Italian states, France, Africa, Sweden, and Finland.
Bernard Bailyn gives us a compelling account of the first great transit of people from Britain, Europe, and Africa to British North America, their involvements with each other, and their struggles with the indigenous peoples of the eastern seaboard.
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