Illa Libricola

In the 1600s and 1700s, hundreds of thousand of immigrants and settlers came to America (“US Immigration”).  The rate of population growth in the new nation was high, and by 1776, its population was already 2.5 million (Moore), whereas England, the most dominant nation of the time, had a population of 8 million, or just three times more than its “child nation” (“Populations”).  Immigrants came from around the world to become Americans, often seeking better propositions, religious freedom, or freedom from tyranny.  Regardless of why they came, the immigrants and colonists brought a bit of their culture with them, eventually forming a unique American cluster of cultures.   When colonists arrived, they built houses and shops with the tools, materials, and methods common to their homeland. Consequently, America became a gathering of architectural styles.  Four of these distinct styles are the New England Colonial, Cape Cod, Georgian, and Dutch Colonial, all of ...