For What Reason Did Hundreds of Thousands of Americans Migrate

question 26

Multiple Choice

For what reason did hundreds of thousands of Americans migrate to the West in the three decades after 1870?

• A) To find work in the steel industry
• B) To own their own land
• C) To secure territorial appointments in government
• D) To earn wages in the expanding agribusinesses

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