In the seventeenth century, due to a high death rate, families were both few and fragile in

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The Chesapeake colonies had a high death rate due to diseases such as malaria and yellow fever, which led to families being both few and fragile. New England, on the other hand, had a more stable population due to a healthier climate and less disease. The middle colonies, Georgia, and Florida also had different circumstances that did not result in a high death rate or fragile families to the same extent as the Chesapeake colonies.

In the Seventeenth Century, Due to a High Death Rate