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OpenStudy (anonymous):

The New England colonies were right near the Atlantic Ocean. They had access to the water through rivers and bays. Because of this, the New England colonies expanded and advanced which industry? mining shipbuilding oil drilling agriculture

OpenStudy (andrewhaze):

omg im srry idk this one is hard xD

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i no right i suck at history

OpenStudy (andrewhaze):

no its not that i usually do good i help usually but this one question is so hard

OpenStudy (anonymous):

lol np ill see if i can figuer it out wait here

OpenStudy (andrewhaze):

ok

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Which colony below had a good climate for growing crops such as cotton and rice? Pennsylvania New Hampshire New York South Carolina

OpenStudy (tjbrew):

I believe it is agriculture

OpenStudy (tjbrew):

South Carolina

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Portuguese sailors began exploring the west African coast in the late 1400s, eventually finding a sea route to the East Indies. Other nations such as Spain explored the Western Hemisphere, searching for a different route for the Indies. What was the main motivation Europeans had for reaching the East Indies? to spread Christianity to the Asian continent to search for sources of gold and silver to discover new lands in the Eastern Hemisphere to find a new route for the spice trade

OpenStudy (andrewhaze):

south Carolina

OpenStudy (tjbrew):

to find a new route for the spice trade

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Which is the best reason why colonial settlements developed near large rivers or other bodies of water? Waterways like rivers were important to the economy. Rivers were the only way colonists could travel. Rivers were used for irrigation since the land was dry. Rivers offered many different sources of food.

OpenStudy (andrewhaze):

your good at this @Tjbrew

OpenStudy (anonymous):

:3 yes he is

OpenStudy (tjbrew):

@andrewhaze LOL I am 51 so I have been around the block once or twice! hahha

OpenStudy (anonymous):

cool

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Which is the best reason why colonial settlements developed near large rivers or other bodies of water? Waterways like rivers were important to the economy. Rivers were the only way colonists could travel. Rivers were used for irrigation since the land was dry. Rivers offered many different sources of food.

OpenStudy (andrewhaze):

.Early English Settlements Because it was a long term source of water, and the easiest and fastest mode of travel, as well as a source of food. Almost all settlements and even modern cities are located near water for the reasons cited above. It was the easiest and cheapest means of transport at the time and is still a major transportation method. Until the advent of railroad, most settlement patterns in the US were based on water routes.

OpenStudy (tjbrew):

Rivers offered many different sources of food.

OpenStudy (andrewhaze):

^

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it was Waterways like rivers were important to the economy.

OpenStudy (andrewhaze):

and 51 wow i thought that this was for teens xD

OpenStudy (tjbrew):

yes I agree with bella76

OpenStudy (andrewhaze):

or at least till 20 xD

OpenStudy (tjbrew):

I think that is the BEST answer

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Which colony was settled for people in Great Britain who owed large debts and had a climate good for growing sugar? Georgia South Carolina Virginia Massachusetts

OpenStudy (andrewhaze):

yes @bella76

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Which colony was settled for people in Great Britain who owed large debts and had a climate good for growing sugar? Georgia South Carolina Virginia Massachusetts

OpenStudy (tjbrew):

This one Which is the best reason why colonial settlements developed near large rivers or other bodies of water? Should be Waterways like rivers were important to the economy.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

thx

OpenStudy (andrewhaze):

np but @Tjbrew helped more i helped a little xD

OpenStudy (tjbrew):

The Southern Colonies concentrated on developing plantations that eventually grew cotton, tobacco, rice, sugar cane and indigo

OpenStudy (tjbrew):

The five Southern Colonies who introduced the system of plantations were composed of the Maryland Colony, Virginia Colony, North Carolina Colony, South Carolina Colony and the Georgia Colony.

OpenStudy (tjbrew):

For this one, Which colony was settled for people in Great Britain who owed large debts and had a climate good for growing sugar? Georgia South Carolina Virginia Massachusetts. I think the answer is Georgia!! sorry it took me so long!! :(

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