II. Effects of Geography On United States History 8/30/2017 Sit Quietly and prepare agenda and desk for lesson Objective-TSWBAT explain reason why European Settlers decided to settle in North America How-by listing reasons and explaining them in a graphic organizer

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II. Effects of Geography On United States History

A. The following made North America easier to settle. 1. Plentiful Game – deer, bison, birds, fish, etc… 2. Abundance of Minerals – iron, coal, copper, petroleum, gold, silver, etc... 3. Plentiful Forests 4. Many harbors and bays on the Atlantic shore. 5. Excellent river system with broad rivers, made travel easier.

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6. Due to many harbors and rivers, many 6. Due to many harbors and rivers, many small colonies started rather than a few large ones. 7. The Appalachian Mountains caused coastal settlements to become more populated, stabilizing the east coast. 8. Excellent river system in the Mississippi River Valley; area is flat, making communications and travel easier, and much fertile farm land to grow crops.

9. The Great Plains and Mountains of the 9. The Great Plains and Mountains of the West delayed the settlement of the West. a. Abundant furs attracted the first white men. b. Minerals attracted most of the first settlers. c. Cattle industry attracted many settlers. d. Farming on the Great Plains did not occur until the invention of the plow.

10. The position of the U.S. having good harbors and bays on both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, would help the U.S. become a world economic power in a short period of time.

B. From the beginning of U.S. History, it was inevitable the settlement of the country would follow east to west lines due to the waterways mainly running east and west, and most of the immigrants coming from Europe.

II. Effects of Geography On United States History Summarize your notes Please use your Graphic Organizer to summarize your note and answer the question below What made North America a reasonable choice for Eurpoean Settler to establish colonies? Restate the question in your answer