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The map shows the English colonies divided into three regions. What are those regions?
Where were the main areas of English settlement by 1660? by 1760?
What mountainous areas are shown on the map? What country established the settlements that are shown west of these mountains?
Based on this map, why do you think rivers like the Connecticut, the Roanoke, the Delaware, and the James were important to settlers?
Critical Thinking: Movement After examining the map carefully, describe the patterns of settlement in the English colonies. On what part of the continent did the English settle first? What role did rivers play in people’s migration and town development? How did the Appalachian Mountains affect English settlement?
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