SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE MIDDLE COLONIES NEW YORK DELAWARE NEW JERSEY PENNSYLVANIA
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water was needed as a resource for people living in the town
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to make it easier to transport goods being traded
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these towns were known for selling and trading fish
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people would be able to use the river as a landmark to help them find the town
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Detailed explanation-1: -The primary purpose of a market town is the provision of goods and services to the surrounding locality. Although market towns were known in antiquity, their number increased rapidly from the 12th century.
Detailed explanation-2: -noun. : a usually small town that has the privilege of holding a public market at stated times.
Detailed explanation-3: -The term derives from Medieval times, and means that a town or settlement has the historic rights to hold a market, usually by charter. Most market town charters were granted during the 12th, 13th and 14th centuries and are testament to the way that the majority of the country lived and worked then.
Detailed explanation-4: -Fairs, held once or twice a year usually on the feast of one saint, gave people the chance to enjoy themselves. They were international markets, where merchants from all over Europe came to buy and sell their goods.