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HELP PLEASE The Appalachian Mountains had what effect on the people of the thirteen original colonies? A) they acted as a barrier to further settlement to the west B) they provided protection to the colonists from invading Indians C) they provided protection to the colonists from Spanish conquistadors D) animals lived there and were an important food source to major cities in the East

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A) they acted as a barrier to further settlement to the west

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The answer is A they acted as a barrier to further settlement to the west. The Appalachians were the western outskirt of the states. They were an obstruction that kept them closer to the drift. The mountains stopped expansion of the colonies. To hard to go over to create new colonies
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