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Where did many colonists settle in order to get land for farming?
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Colonists found that many places were suitable for farming. By the 1750s, there were some farmers in Massachusetts, but the vast majority settled in the southern or Middle-Atlantic region, especially in Virginia, Maryland, South Carolina, and Georgia.
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What document permitted colonists to settle on land claimed by their ruler?
The document is called a charter.
Why was the land in the Middle Colonies attractive to immigrants?
it offered rich land for farming
What would a typical day be like for colonists of new England colonies?
Colonists spent most of their day trying to survive in their new land. Men would spend their day farming. Women would spend their day preparing for the meals and making things that they would need.
The promised free land to those who would settle in the West?
The Homestead Act promised free land to those who would settle in the West.
Why did new England colonists settle in villages?
New England colonists settled in villages to have community security. Living by oneself in a new land could be full of unknown dangers.
How did colonists make use of the land in the middle colonies?
farming
What document permitted colonists to settle on land claimed by their ruler?
The document is called a charter.
What line formed the western limits of land the colonists were allowed to settle?
Proclamation of 1763
Why did people settle in the backcountry?
the colonists moved to the back country because the land was more fertile and the forest had animals to prey.
Why did colonists move west in the eighteenth century?
To acquire more land for farming, mining, etc.
Is the land good for farming?
It depends how the land is. If the land is rocky, then of course you know it's not a good place for farming because there's no soil to plant crops with. If the land is kind of grassy, you might be able to plant your crops, and settle there.
What motivated 18th century colonists to settle west of the appalchians?
the low price and easy availability of land
Why did farming societies control land?
Without land, there is nothing to farm. Societies that did not control land could not farm, and farming societieshad to control land in order to farm.
Why were french colonists slow to settle in new France in the 1600s?
Because only who were Catholics could settle and they couldn't own land
Why did Britain refuse to allow colonists to settle on it's newly won land?
king george the third thought it was unfair for the indians to have no land so britain gave the west side of the appalachian mountains and no colonists could set foot on the area the indians used the lands for hunting and farming and housing...............................haha i got this answer from my textbook was this helpful? i hope it was :)
How did the physical features of new England affect colonists. decision about. where to settle?
Colonists left the poor, rocky soil of coastal New England for fertile Connecticut. Colonists came to find good farm land.
How did colonists undermine traditional native american agriculture and hunting?
The colonists didnâ??t want to follow the Native American ways for farming or hunting. Instead they wanted to use the native hunting land for farming, and plant crops from their homelands.
