<span>they were two of the largest, most populous States, so without them the government would probably not succeed. </span>
The British had claimed all the land from the Atlantic to the pacific However, since the Appalachians acted as a barrier, the British had no easy access to the Ohio valley. On the other hand the French had <span>waterway access to the Ohio valley, making it easier to settle there.</span>
A group of Puritan refugees under the leadership of John Winthrop
<span> classic Mesoamerican civilization</span>
Building roads and structures the citizens don’t want because the states/cities do that