Hi! The French Revolution was the big deal going on in Europe that during this time, people in America were either Loyalist (loyal to the king) or they wanted to be separated from the king.
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the creation of villages and favored the barter, an ancestor of the currency we know.
The economic resources and wealth
the port had the Mississippi River that was natural the manmade part was the fort its self like the walls and such.