Based on the map, what are ways in which the physical characteristics of the environment influenced early colonial settlement patterns? Select all the correct answers.
A. Colonists built their settlements on rivers.
B. American Indians encouraged colonists to move into preexisting villages.
C. The location of the first settlements was limited by the presence of the mountains.
D. Colonists established their towns along rivers farther upstream to avoid attacks by sea.
E. Access to coastlines made for easy transportation and trade between colonies.