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Why were towns built near ocean or along rivers in the early days of your country?
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∙ 11y ago
Rivers and oceans provided transportation and communication between cities before the time of railways and road transportation. The rivers were also used for water power to operate sawmills, gristmills, and other industries using water-powered machinery after the industrial revolution started.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 12y ago#1 - Our bodies need fresh water more than ANYTHING else to survive (except maybe clothing, depending on the climate)
#2 - Rivers/Lakes/oceans used to be the most widely used form of transportation (sailing ships), particularly mass transportation
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∙ 12y agoBecause most people make a living of the fish, and they needed the fish for food
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∙ 11y agobecause rivers and oceans gave many resources like food and water
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∙ 12y agoSo that the people living in towns could depend on marine animals for their food survival
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∙ 11y agoBecause swimming in the ocean is fun and refreshing, they chose their spots near the ocean also because they are attracted to mermaids.
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In the early days of your country many towns were built near the ocean or along rivers why?
beaause they can get the water from the lakes
Why did people in early day of our country were many towns built nere oceans or rivers Explain why?
The reason why many towns in the early days of the country were built near oceans or rivers was so they could get supplies. Supplies came by water way and living close to water meant getting supplies were easier.
Why did early cities have to be built next to rivers?
So they could have a water source.
Where did many early Virginia cities develope?
Fall Line!! = )
Why were many American towns built near the ocean or along rivers in the early days?
So they could have easy acces to fishing, and a water source to clean there clothes ;-]I hope this helped :D
Great early American civilizations built large cities where?
Many of the most successful great early American civilizations built large cities along water. Typically these cities were built along the Atlantic Ocean.
The castles in wales were built mainly by?
The early castles along the English -Welsh border were built by the Normans to protect their newly acquired country. 300 years later more castles were built by Edward I as part of his efforts to conquer Wales.
Where is the largest mansion in New York state?
I am going to guess it would be along the Hudson River where all the castles were built in the early 1900's by the riches people in the country.
What Early victories along the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers earned general grant what nickname?
Unconditional Surrender
Why did early settlement's first develop along the river?
Rivers provide food, water for drinking and crops, transportation .
Why did early settlement first develop a long rivers?
Ease of traveling and shipping along with a supply of running water.
Why were early factories built near rivers?
Because they provided water power to run the machinery and a place to dump their waste
