In the 1500s other people began moving to North America. The first European settlers were Spanish and they settled in what is now Florida and the Southwest. In the 1600s, the French settled mainly in what is now Canada and the English came to live on the east coast of North America. Soon other Europeans joined them.
A porch has a roof and typically has the lower half if with a fancier railing or half wall to match the rest of the house and sometimes is completely closed in to become a sun porch. A deck rarely had a roof it is designed to be a big open space for gatherings BRAVO to those of you who actually knew the difference.
A deck in the backyard of a suburban house. A high level deck in the backyard of a suburban house, in Australia. In architecture, a deck is a flat surface capable of supporting weight, similar to a floor, but typically constructed outdoors, often elevated from the ground, and usually connected to a building.