What do you know?
1.
How did geography influence settlement patterns in the first English
colonies?
A. Because New England had the shortest growing season, most colonists
settled in this region.
B. Because forested land was difficult to clear, colonists first settled along
the coastline and rivers.
C. Because the growing season in the Southern colonies was the longest,
few people settled there.
D. Although the climates of the colonies were different, their populations
were all about the same.
