EMERGENCE OF USA
FOUNDATION OF AMERICAN COLONIES
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rivers along the Atlantic coast
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availability of flat land in the Midwest
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mild climate along the Gulf coast
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forests throughout the Middle Colonies
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Detailed explanation-1: -(3) mild climate along the Gulf coast.
Detailed explanation-2: -Terms in this set (25) Which geographic feature most to the settlement of colonies along the Atlantic Coast? Navigable rivers and harbors. Resulted in British debt and attempts to tax colonist.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Oceans on the east & west coasts helped the U.S. maintain its foreign policy of neutrality during much of the 1800s. Natural harbors contributed to the development of commerce.
Detailed explanation-5: -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.