I think they had in common to develope their populations and "cities" (at their time there aren't real city like nowadays) near the rivers. Also both they had access to good fertile soils
In 1776 this new government, the Continental Congress formed a committee to tell People why the colonies wanted to be free. Thomas Jefferson was chosen to be the head of this committee. He was an excellent writer. Jefferson wrote a paper that became known as the Declaration of Independence.
