Based on the map above and your knowledge of social studies, which statement accurately explains how geography influenced the settlement patterns of the Virginia colony in the early 1600’s? Group of answer choices

C. The Chesapeake Bay became home to many English settlements after the founding of Jamestown.

D. The coastal plains of Eastern Virginia made it easy to defend their towns from Native American attacks.

B. Colonists established settlements close to the rivers that feed into the Chesapeake Bay for transportation purposes.

A. Colonists constructed their homes as close to the Native American towns as possible in order to learn from them.