1. Geography
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2. “Geography was the primary factor in
shaping the development of the British
colonies in North America.”
• Geography was vital in the development of
the British colonies in the 1600s since England
was overpopulated with beggars seeking
adventure as well as poor farmers in need of
fertile land.

4. Fertile Land
• King Tobacco in Virginia
• Helps expand the western frontier
• Farmers needed land

5. Adventure
• Unemployment in England
• People wanted to get out of their humdrum
lives

6. Overpopulation
• London and Bristol were overpopulated
• The Great Migration
• Masses of beggars in the streets

7. Overpopulation
• London and Bristol were overpopulated
• The Great Migration
• Masses of beggars in the streets