JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
AGE OF THE COMMON MAN
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Question
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Dense forest in the Southern colonies made settlement in the region difficult.
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Access to water resources concentrated settlement into the colonies.
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Mountain barriers kept settlements pushed to the eastern part of the colonies.
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The close proximity of New England to Britain attracted settlement to the area.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Geography caused some colonies to become centers of trade, and others to output huge amounts of crops. Geography controlled every detail of the colonies, as well as the rest of the world, and still does to this day. The Mid-Atlantic colonies used their large rivers, fertile soil and open plains for large scale farming.
Detailed explanation-2: -European settlement patterns were influenced by geographic conditions such as access to water, harbors, natural protection, arable land, natural resources and adequate growing season and rainfall. Examine a variety of primary sources to determine why colonists were drawn to a particular region of the country.
Detailed explanation-3: -Based on the map, what is one way in which the physical characteristics of the environment influenced early colonial settlement patterns? The location of the first settlements was limited by the presence of mountains. Colonists built their first settlements on rivers or coastlines for transportation.
Detailed explanation-4: -When the European settlers arrived in the New World, geography had a huge impact on how the New World colonies developed. The new settlers wanted to reside in area where they could access food and natural resources, the sea for trade, land for farming, and an area safe from attack.