Egypt is big compared to England
it as about 900 time as big
America is much bigger that Australia
Big is a comparative word. You need something else with which to contrast it with. North and South America are large compared to Iceland, say, but small compared to the sun.
Smaller
across the big blue ocean
In the southern Colonies there was no westward movement because of the appalacian mountains. In the New England Colonies they were close to the ocean and were a trade region. The Middle Colonies were known as the "bread basket colonies". There were also no big mountains and some hills.
America, England,
Egypt is a large country when compared to England.
It's about 65 times as large. Mauritius is about 2000 km squared. England is 130000.
To expand the land they own. Some of the england land they owned wasnt good for farming. religous freedom also was a big deal.
England is just over 50,000 sq. mi. Wisconsin is roughly 65,500 sq miles.