Which of the following is the most likely reason for the early exploration and settlement of of the western united states?
a. access to water and food
b. access to natural resources
c. easily available transportation
d. rapid urbanization

B.access to natural resources

The western United States has several different types of natural resources such as oil, gold, silver, coal, copper, lead, and timber.

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answer; (wisconsin);

explanation: the badger state. this nickname originally referred to the lead miners, of the 1830s, who worked at the galena lead mines in illinois. these mines were in northwestern illinois close to the borders of wisconsin and iowa. the wisconsin miners lived, not in houses, but in temporary caves cut into the hillsides.