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Q: Why were Virginia first settlements east of the fall line?
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What effect did the fall line have on settlement in Virginia?

The Fall Line is the highest point in a river that a ship can sail to- coming from the ocean. At the Fall line- rocks in the river. To go further up the river, you need to unload the ship, and transfer to a smaller boat above the Fall Line. It is handy to have docks, places to store things and for people to live at such a point. Because of this, the location of the Fall line was also the site of some of the first towns and cities in Virginia.


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