As with most locations for settlements in any civilization the key factor is settlements were located in the lowlands where the land was fertile and could be farmed. Geography is very important when a site is picked for settlement. The site must be able to support human activity.
-Enough is Enough stop child labour
I mean I can think of more but I need more information
The colonists were authorized to feed the troops for their housing (the quartering act) the quartering large bodies of armed troops among us was wrong because the king forced them to live among the colonists even though the colonists founded the land and they wanted freedom from the king