13 How did geographic features like the Ohio and Tennessee Rivers, the Cumberland Gap, and the Wilderness Road contribute to the exploration and settling of new areas in Tennessee and other states? A) They provided natural barriers from the threat of European invasion.
B) They provided more than one path, so that none of the paths were too crowded.
C)They helped settlers get past the Appalachian Mountains, which were a barrier D) They provided easy ways to travel, where weather, wild animals, and other dangers were not as bad as other paths. ​