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American Population Growth
| Year | Population | % Black |
| 1610 | 350 | |
| 1620 | 2,302 | |
| 1630 | 4,646 | 1.3 |
| 1640 | 26,634 | 2.2 |
| 1650 | 50,368 | 3.2 |
| 1660 | 75,058 | 3.9 |
| 1670 | 111,935 | 4.1 |
| 1680 | 151,507 | 4.6 |
| 1690 | 210,372 | 8.0 |
| 1700 | 250,888 | 11.1 |
| 1710 | 331,711 | 13.5 |
| 1720 | 466,185 | 14.8 |
| 1730 | 629,445 | 14.5 |
| 1740 | 905,563 | 16.6 |
| 1750 | 1,107,676 | 20.2 |
| 1760 | 1,593,625 | 20.4 |
| 1770 | 2,148,076 | 21.4 |
| 1780 | 2,780,368 | 20.7 |
| 1790 | 3,929,625 | 19.3 |
| 1800 | 5,308,483 | 18.9 |
Regional Population
| Region | 1700 | 1750 | 1770 | 1790 |
| New England | 92,763 | 360,011 | 581,038 | 1,009,206 |
| Mid-Atlantic | 54,464 | 296,459 | 555,904 | 1,017,087 |
| South | 104,588 | 514,290 | 1,011,134 | 1,903,332 |
Population by City
| City | 1700 | 1750 | 1770 | 1790 |
| Boston | 13,000 | 15,731 | 15,520 | 18,038.00 |
| Newport | 4,640 | 6,600 | 9,200 | 6,716.00 |
| New York | 8,600 | 13,300 | 21,800 | 33,131.00 |
| Philadelphia | 8,500 | 13,,400 | 28,000 | 42,444.00 |
| Charles Town | na | 8,000 | 10,863 | 16,359.00 |
| Baltimore | na | na | na | 13,503.00 |
| Salem | na | na | 4,500 | 7,921.00 |
Number of Churches in 1780
| Church | Number |
| Catholic | 56 |
| Dutch Reform | 127 |
| Quaker | 200 |
| German Reform | 201 |
| Lutheran | 240 |
| Anglican | 404 |
| Baptist | 457 |
| Presbyterian | 495 |
| Congregational | 749 |
Deprecition of Continental Currency
Amount required to purchase $1.00 specie
| Month | 1777 | 1778 | 1779 | 1780 | 1781 |
| January | 1.25 | 4.00 | 8.00 | 42.50 | 100.00 |
| April | 2.00 | 6.00 | 16.00 | 60.00 | 167.50 |
| July | 3.00 | 4.00 | 19.00 | 62.50 | |
| October | 3.00 | 5.00 | 30.00 | 77.50 |
Total paid to and received from each state by Congress
| State | Paid to State | From State |
| NH | 440,974.00 | 466,544.00 |
| MA | 1,245,737.00 | 3,167,020.00 |
| RI | 1,028,511.00 | 310,395.00 |
| CT | 1,016,273.00 | 1,607,295.00 |
| NY | 822,803.00 | 1,545,889.00 |
| NJ | 366,729.00 | 512,916.00 |
| PA | 2,087,276.00 | 2,629,410.00 |
| DE | 63,817.00 | 208,878.00 |
| MD | 609,617.00 | 945,537.00 |
| VA | 482,881.00 | 1,963,811.00 |
| NC | 788,031.00 | 219,835.00 |
| SC | 1,014,808.00 | 499,325.00 |
| GA | 679,412.00 | 122,744.00 |
100,000 loyalists left the U.S.
National debt in 1783: $27,000,000
Above data derived from The Blackwell Encyclopedia of the American Revolution, Edited by Jack P. Greene
and J.R. Pole, Blackwell Reference
Populations: American, 3,000,000; British, 8,000,000
Major Cities: Philadelphia, 40,000; New York, 25,000; Boston, 16,000
Approximately 250,000 Americans served at one time or another
American Budget: 550,000,000 in continental and state dollars
Loans: France 8,000,000; Netherlands 3,500,000; Spain 1,000,000
Approximately 100,000 British, German and Tory troops served along with 50,000 sailors
British Budget: 712,000,000 in Spanish milled dollars
Americans killed in battle: 9,000
Americans killed by disease: 10,000
Americans killed in British prisons: 8,500
Americans missing: 1,400
Americans wounded: 8,200
British killed: 10,000
Germans killed: 7,000
German desertions: 5,000
Above data derived from Revolutionary War Chronology & Almanac by Harv Hilowitz, Hope Farm Press
It has been estimated that minuteman fired 75,000 musketballs the day of Lexington and Concord
Washington rarely mustered more than 15,000 effectives at any one time
British at Battle of Brooklyn: 20,000
American forces at Trenton: 2,400
6,000 Continentals at Valley Forge
9,000 Americans at Yorktown, 6,000 French troops
Above data derived from American Military History edited by Maurice Matloff, Office of Chief of Military History
TROOP BREAKDOWNS
Continental Army
Massachusetts: 67,907
Connecticut: 32,039
Virginia: 26,672
Pennsylvania: 25,608
New York: 17,781
Maryland: 13,912
New Hampshire: 12,496
New Jersey: 10,727
North Carolina: 7,263
Rhode Island: 5,908
South Carolina: 5,508
Georgia: 2,679
Delaware: 2,387
Total: 230,887
Militia
From Army returns: 86,370
Conjectural estimate: 105,330
Above data derived from An Outline History of the American Revolution, by R. Ernest Dupuy & Trevor N. Dupuy, Harper & Row
Washington had 10,000 men at Battle of Brooklyn
Burgoyne captured Ft. Ticonderoga with 8,000 men
Burgoyne surrenders 5,000 men at Saratoga
Above Data derived from 2000 World Almanc
Bunker Hill Casualties
British: 2,400 engaged, 1,054 casualties
American: 1,500 engaged, 140 killed, 271 wounded, 30 caputured
Lexington and Concord Casualties
British: 73 killed, 174 wounded, 26 missing out of 1,800 engaged
American: 49 killed, 41 wounded, 5 missing out of 3,763 engaged
American Payscale
$50 per month for colonels
$13 1/3 for ensigns
$6 2/3 for privates
1776 Manhattan American Troop Strength
27,273 infantry rank and file
104 horse
543 artillary
Of this 16,124 present and fit for duty
Germantown Casualties
British: 70 killed 420 wounded
American: 152 killed, 521 wounded, 400 captured
Monmouth Casualties
American: 69 killed, 161 wounded, 130 missing
British: 65 killed, 170 wounded, 64 missing, 136 Bristish deserters, 440 Hessian deserters
Seige of Charleston Casualties
British: 76 killed, 189 wounded
American: 89 killed, 138 wounded, 5,466 captured
Savannah Casualties
American: 83 killed, 453 captured
British: 3 killed, 10 wounded
Guilford Couthouse
British: 1,900 engaged, 93 killed, 439 wounded
Americans: 78 killed, 183 wounded
Cowpens
British: 100 killed, 229 captured
American: 12 killed, 60 wounded
Ninety Six
American: 57 killed, 70 wounded
British: 27 killed, 58 wounded
Eutaw Springs
American: 139 killed, 375 wounded, 8 missing
British: 85 killed, 351 wounded, 430 missing
Above information from War of the Revolution by Christopher Ward, Macmillan
