USA HISTORY

SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732

THE 13 COLONIES LIFE IN EARLY AMERICA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What ocean borders the 13 Colonies?
A
Atlantic Ocean
B
Indian Ocean
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Atlantic Ocean is on the East Coast of the United States . The Atlantic Ocean reaches from the East Coast of the United States to Europe and Africa. The 13 original colonies bordered the Atlantic Ocean.

Detailed explanation-2: -These settlers established thirteen English colonies. The colonies were located along the Atlantic Ocean, with New France to the north and New Spain to the south. The Appalachian Mountains formed a natural boundary to the west.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Atlantic Ocean lies between North and South America on the west and Europe and Africa on the east. Up north, the Atlantic connects to the Arctic Ocean and to the Southern Ocean to the south.

Detailed explanation-4: -The British government did not want American colonists crossing the Appalachian Mountains and creating tension with the French and Native Americans there. The solution seemed simple. They issued the Royal Proclamation of 1763, which declared the boundaries of the thirteen colonies as the Appalachian Mountains.

Detailed explanation-5: -The colonies were naturally divided into three different land areas – north, middle and south. The southern colonies of Georgia, North and South Carolina, Virginia and Maryland had good soil.

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