 As a result of heavy immigration from New England and New York — regions where most major towns had originated as trading centers rather than political or manufacturing centers — many new settlements in Minnesota were laid out so as to heavily favor the business districts rather than the city halls or courthouses . This plan and the philosophy behind it spurred the growth of economic links between the communities and with other parts of the U.S. 
 As a result of heavy immigration from New England and New York — regions where most major towns <a href='been_done' title='1'><mark>had</mark></a> originated as trading centers rather than political or manufacturing centers — many new settlements in Minnesota <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>were</mark></a> laid out so as to heavily favor the business districts rather than the city halls or courthouses . This plan and the philosophy behind it spurred the growth of economic links between the communities and with other parts of the U.S. 
As a result of heavy immigration from New England and New York — regions where most major towns done originated as trading centers rather than political or manufacturing centers — many new settlements in Minnesota was laid out so as to heavily favor the business districts rather than da city halls or courthouses . dis plan and tdaphilosophy behind it spurred the growth of economic links between the communities and with other parts of the U.S.