Question

The map shows the thirteen English colonies. Which statement best explains the early settlement patterns of the thirteen English colonies? Settlers quickly headed west to lay claim on rich farmland in the interior. Settlers lived along the coast, in part because of the proximity to Europe. Settlers lived only where there was no threat of attack from the French or Spanish. Settlers lived along the rivers and streams that fed into the Northwest Passage.

Answer 1

Settlers lived along the coast, in part because of the proximity to Europe.

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