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Q: Why were new settlements built along the rivers?
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Where were most New England settlements first build?

Colonial settlements were mostly built along rivers. The settlers used the waterpower of the rivers to run their mills. Navigable rivers provided transportation between settlements for people and their goods.


What rivers were located near the settlements inhabited by the Pueblo?

There was no one Pueblo people. Many tribes built pueblos, in what is now New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas, so there were many rivers located near their settlements.


The expansion of new France occurred especially?

along the paths of lakes and rivers. along the paths of lakes and rivers.


What were the questions that the French wanted answered before they began commerce with the Spanish settlements in New Mexico?

Would the Wichitas and the Osages be open to trading? Would the rivers be suitable channels of commerce to Santa Fe? Would the Native peoples living along those rivers grant safe passage to traders?


What rivers were nearby the 1600's colonial New York?

The main river that was nearby the 1600's colonial New York was the Hudson River. Settlements were established along this river during this time. After Henry Hudson claimed this area for the Dutch, they settled here and called it New Netherlands.


What Great Rivers are built along Great Cities?

Seine R.- ParisThames R.- LondonTiber R.- RomeHudson R.- New YorkMississippi R.- New OrleansNile R.- CairoYangtze R.- ShanghaiDanube R.- Vienna


Samuel slater and his business partners built water-powered textile mills along New England rivers What family system did these factories rely on?

parents and children working together in mills


What is the river in North America where the French founded their first new world settlements?

"New France" was along the St. Lawrence River.


Where were most mills built and why were they built there?

Because these new machines ran on water power, most mills were built near rivers.


Which program of the New Deal helped build dams along rivers to control flooding and provide cheap electricity?

Tennessee Valley Authority was the New Deal that built dams to provide cheap electricity in some Southern states.


When was New Netherland settlements created?

New Netherland settlements was created in 1614.


When did New Netherland settlements end?

New Netherland settlements ended in 1674.