People Moved into the Old Northwest for All of the Following

question 25

Multiple Choice

People moved into the Old Northwest for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

• A) the canal and highway boom opened the area to settlement.
• B) the Indian threat had been substantially weakened.
• C) to acquire cheap and productive land.
• D) to escape the domination of wealthy plantation owners.
• E) to expand the territory where slavery was legal.

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