By the 1870s,homesteaders Discovered That Most of the Prime Land

question 36

Multiple Choice

By the 1870s,homesteaders discovered that most of the prime land in the West was

• A) already set aside for protection by the federal government.
• B) held by Native Americans,who refused to relinquish it.
• C) already ruined by industrial enterprises seeking mineral wealth.
• D) already in the hands of speculators.

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