Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 exam•Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Definition
Periods of disruption to population stability caused by limited food supply, famines, and epidemic disease in the 17th century, which were reduced by the 18th century.
AP course connection
Topic 4.4: 4.4 18th-Century Society and Demographics