The American Nation A History of the United States, Combined Volume (14th Edition)

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GEORGIA

English Colonies on the Atlantic SeaboardThe boundaries of English colonies were partially determined by
geographical factors—usually the Atlantic Ocean to the east and the Appalachian mountains in the west, beyond
which few colonists settled prior to 1750. Most colonial charters set the north/south borders of a colony according
to a particular line of latitude—that is to say, the distance a place is located in relation to the equator.