Why did people settle along the nile river?

The soil along the Nile river is very fertile and great for agriculture. Silt is the fertile soil that is deposited after the Nile flooded. They gre crops such as: grain, fig, barley, and vegetables. The vegetation also helped raise cattle. The ancient eygptians built big ships to trade with other empires at the time. The Ancient Eygptians traded gold, papyrus, and linen.

thomas jefferson is the answer

c. had saved colonel cresap's family from attack by other native americans.