The colony most tolerant was Pennsylvania, which was founded by a quaker William Penn
I would say that the most likely reason is <span>a high birth rate. There's usually a higher birth rate in less developed countries. The higher the birth rate, the more young children, the smaller number of </span><span>an ageing population. </span>
TImber was the industry that got its start in the northwest providing much needed material for a growing nation.
