Will give brainliest! Which of the following best reflects the location of early settlements in the United States?

1.In mountainous areas where there were deposits of gold and silver

2.Far from the coast in order to avoid attacks by French and Spanish ships

3.In deep forests where there were large supplies of timber

4.On the coast and along rivers to provide access to transportation

4.On the coast and along rivers to provide access to transportation

Explanation:

The location of early settlements in the United States occur on the coast and along the rivers because the people comes from the great Britain through sea and they settle on the coast in order to access transportation. All southern colonies of United States that is located along the sea were colonized by the people comes from great Britain in order to get benefit from the new land and this location provides the transportation to the people.

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