Why wasn't the embargo act successful? a) only the spanish were affected by the act. b) it did not affect the english and british economy. c) it hurt the english economy. d) the french could not survive without american goods.

The north american colonies experienced a steady increase in population since the first settlement in jamestown in 1607. by 1775, the colonies' population was around 2,500,000, and most of the colonists lived east of the allegheny mountains. how did geography influence the settlement of america's first colonies?