So that they would have Water, Food and transportation
Beginning in the 1700s,settlers used waterways to travel the region. They also build towns along the waterways.
Africa and china
The Netherlands was early to settle but ended up with the least amount of land.
In order to get to Ohio, settlers would travel either overland or by waterways. Ferries and barges allowed people to travel hundreds of miles in a few days. Travel overland was much more arduous.
other than by foot,and later horses,the waterways were the highways during early colonial maryland.
Waterways because they were the Interstate Highway of the day,
The Ganges river
Beginning in the 1700s,settlers used waterways to travel the region. They also build towns along the waterways.
early peoples tended to settle near water and open fields to grow crops
Many cities developed along waterways because water provided a source of transportation, trade, food, and irrigation for agriculture. Waterways also allowed for the disposal of waste and sewage, helping to keep cities clean and healthy. Additionally, waterways offered natural defense and strategic advantages for early settlements.
The Dravidians and the Aryans were the first people to settle in Early India
to have a free life.
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No they usually did not because that area was not yet discovered. However, they did settle on the atlantic coast.
Because they wanted too
Africa and china
On the plains of river valleys which were fertile and well watered.