In the 1600s, immigration began. Throughout the 1600 and 1700s, the population in colonial America increased rapidly. This was caused by a variety of reasons: enslavement, economy, exportation, religious purification, and freedom from the English government.
One of the main reasons Africans immigrated to America was because they were either coerced or forced to come to the colonies from Africa as slaves. In Olaudah Equiano’s The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Odudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African, Equiano was sold into slavery unwillingly and came to America. This is just one of the many stories of the slaves who were brought there.
Another reason many people immigrated