In terms of trade, why would settlements in the North American colonies develop by rivers?

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Typically, Northern American colonies would develop alongside rivers due to boats and rafts which can use it as a way of moving cargo. On example of such is New Orleans, which is at the end of the Mississippi River. New Orleans benefited from trade due to it being a shipping port for carrying cargo up and down the Mississippi River.

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after world war ii, the united states and the soviet union were the major economic, military, and political powers. the world was bilateral multipolar bipolar unilateral

after world war ii, the united states and the soviet union were the major economic, military, and political powers. the world was bipolar.  

the great leap forward, mao zedong's plan to increase china's agricultural and industrial production, was an overwhelming success. true false

the great leap forward, mao zedong's plan to increase china's agricultural and industrial production, was an overwhelming success. true.

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