<span>The combination of new taxes and large standings armies</span>
Considering that the original 13 colonies were founded in the eastern seaboard of the country and that until the post WWII period the major population centers shifted from the East to the West of the country it is only natural and logical. Indeed, the eastern seaboard was the most industrialized and populated area of the USA for a long time and most immigrants entered the country through New York. Pennsylvania was also heavily industrialized and a major mining area.
With more immigrants pouring in every year, the potential for more criminal acts increased and to keep up, more prisons were necessary. There is also the huge factor of labor rights activism, which was criminalized by employers and judges in order to keep workers docile and submissive. Many strikers and labor unions were incarcerated as well and more prisons were needed for that purpose.
The printing press was invented which was probably the most important invention of all time because people could spread information at a rate that was never seen before. Copernicus discovered that the earth was not the center of the solar system, which people thought it was. It was discovered that earth wasn't flat. Isaac Newton discovered the laws of motion and founded physics. Advancement in medicine and anatomy was also doing better than before. The founding of Americas happened during this time period. Colonization followed the discoveries as well. The Renaissance is the most important part of history.
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The births and immigrants are equal to deaths and out going migrants.
