Provisions of the Newlands Reclamation Act Provide Evidence of Which

question 48

Multiple Choice

Provisions of the Newlands Reclamation Act provide evidence of which of the following?

• A) The federal government was more interested in conserving the nation's natural resources than in maintaining control over those resources.
• B) The federal government attempted to impose the principle of riparian rights on individuals who purchased western public lands.
• C) The federal government was unwilling to assume the power to regulate water development in the West, thus leaving such power to the states.
• D) The federal government actively aided the agricultural development of the West.

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