Geography played an incredibly important role in the development of Greek society since Greece's position directly on the Mediterranean Sea made for a very advantageous trading port, which was used to trade with a variety of other states and led to an increase in GDP.<span />
The correct answer is C: Building New England towns and cities around a common help colonies develop a diverse economy by making it easier to trade goods. They built their settlements along the Atlantic coast to make it easier for colonist to get supplies from English trading ships, and to send raw material to Europe.