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How Did Geography Influence The Development Of The British Colonies
Tyler Cabell
AP United States History Essay

“Geography was the primary factor in shaping the development of the British colonies in North America.” I agree with this statement because geography did play an important role in the making of the British colonies. In all areas, the geography influenced the way people lived, what they ate, the types of homes they lived in, the jobs they held and the farming conditions for the better, and in some areas, for the worse.
The New England colonies, consisting of Maine, New Hampshire Massachusetts, Connecticut and Vermont, were settled on rocky soil, and had many forests, so it wasn’t suited for planting. Because New England was farthest north, the climate was colder than in the other colonies,

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