SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE MIDDLE COLONIES NEW YORK DELAWARE NEW JERSEY PENNSYLVANIA
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for trade, drinking water and food supply (fish)
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because the view on the water is much better than the mountains
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because they were lazy and didn’t want to hike inland
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for bathing, swimming, and leisure activities
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Detailed explanation-1: -The first colonies chose locations on the coast for commerce and travel but were mindful to ensure access to pure drinking water. Their original choices reflected their modest size. Often a clear spring or brook would be the chosen center of a new community.
Detailed explanation-2: -Colonists on rural farms or on the frontier could find natural, clean sources of water, or could dig wells to reach fresh water. Colonists in the city drank “bottled water, ” from the countryside. City dwellers used bodies of water for garbage disposal, not drinking.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Those animals settled in the colonies along with the people and became a source of food. After a time people started hunting for deer, turkey, ducks and geese. They also were able to fish for cod and flounder and catch lobster and clams. Farmers grew corn, wheat, rice, barley, oats, squash, pumpkins and beans.