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What impact did geography have on the development of the American colonies? O It allowed for the development of similar political institutions across the colonies. O It led to a variety of economic differences between northern, middle, and southern colonies. It had little impact, as the cultural similarities of the colonists had more of an effect. O It isolated colonists and kept ideas about self-government from spreading.​

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It led to a variety of economic differences between northern, middle, and southern colonies

Step-by-step explanation:

New England’s geography = subsistence farming economy.

- Forests = shipbuilding, trade, & fishing.

- Less dependent on slavery = impacted democratic views.

- Mid-Atlantic colonies: fertile soil & moderate climate = exported food stuffs

(breadbasket colonies)

- Large working families instead of slave labor.

later on

factories, industrialization & a big tax base

Southern colonies: fertile soil & slave labor = exported cash crops (tobacco,

rice, & indigo).

- Regions developed “triangular trade” with the Caribbean, Africa, & Europe.

- Trade/economic development impacted by England’s mercantilist policies

farms & a much smaller tax base

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