PLEASE HURRY! WILL REWARD WITH Which of the following best describes an initial barrier to settlement in the thirteen colonies?
Forests had to be cleared before farms could be established.
Colonists settled near bays because of fishing and seaports.
Colonists avoided the rugged, difficult Cumberland Gap.
The colony of New France had blocked access to the West.

states

explanation:

as the old saying goes, all politics are local. state and federal governments affect our daily lives in numerous ways. yet, in our federal system, there is supposed to be a balance between federal and state power. as james madison envisioned it in federalist no. 51, “the power surrendered by the people” would be “divided between two distinct governments,” creating a balance of power that would enable the “different governments [to] control each other.”

i think it was   tsar alexander ii