geography, limitations on westward movement, American colonists, end of the Revolutionary War, geographic feature, western boundary, Appalachian Mountains, Jamestown colony, Plymouth colony, New Amsterdam colony, coastlines, good harbors, abundant forests, rocky soil, short growing season, colonial economy, New England Colonies, Plantation economy, the South, Souther colonies, British colonial settlements, fertile land, long growing season, plantations, villages with town meetings, small farms,