What geophysical characteristics do the sites of each capital share?
[They all were situated near a major river which was important for transportation before the advent of the railroad; three of the capitals were situated along the Fall Line; each capital moved the center of government toward the interior of the state.] • What is the relationship of the distribution of land and the increasing population in the state to the movement of the capital? [As the state acquired land from the Creeks and pushed westward, more settlers entered the state to acquire land; as the population center shifted, so did the location of the state capital.
