2. The plateau extends from
New Jersey to Alabama. It’s
located between the
coastal plains and the foot
of the Appalachian
Mountains. Towards the
eastern boundary is the
Coastal Plain. To the west,
the Piedmont is mostly
bounded by the Blue Ridge
Mountains, the
easternmost range of the
main Appalachians.
3.
4.
5. The Appalachian
Mountains extend
from Maine all the
way down to
Alabama. The
Appalachian chain is a
barrier to east-west
travel as it forms a
series of alternating
ridgelines and
valleys oriented in
The Appalachian opposition to any road
Mountains running east-west.
6. The mountains proved to be the border for the original colonies. The
colonists kept moving west till they hit the mountains, at which point
they figured that they’d stop at the foot of the mountains. People
sooner or later made their way past/over the mountains.
7.
8. The Mayflower Compact was the first set of
laws written in the New World. Almost half of
the colonists were part of a separatist group
seeking the freedom to practice Christianity
according to their own determination and not
the will of the English Church. promising to live
in peace with each other and to work for the
common good, before they set foot in
Plymouth. It was signed on November 11,
1620 by 41 of the ship's 101 passengers
We will constitute equal laws.
We believe that covenants will be
honored between God and man.
9.
10. The New England Confederation consisted of
Connecticut, New Haven, Plymouth, and Massachusetts
Bay Colony. The organization was to be composed of two
delegates from each of the four member colonies. Six of
the eight votes were necessary to adopt any measure.
Regular annual meetings were to be held, but additional
conferences could be called in cases of emergency.
