He was influential of being a military leader and the first president...
Carolinas.
Virginia and Chesapeake Bay.
New England.
New York and New Jersey.
Midwest, Mississippi River, and Louisiana.
Florida.
Georgia
I would assume the assume is TRUE considering Pearl Harbor was undefended and unable to retaliate.
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A-they had many natural resoures