Beginning in the 1820s, Why Did Western Migrants Find the Midwest

question 27

Multiple Choice

Beginning in the 1820s, why did western migrants find the Midwest more attractive than the Southwest?

• A) The United States government would finance a move to the Midwest but not to the Southwest.
• B) The transportation routes of the Midwest were better developed than those of the Southwest.
• C) The growing season was much longer in the Midwest.
• D) They could obtain free land.

Identify alternatives to random assignment in experiments.

Explain how confounding variables affect internal validity in experiments.

Describe the rationale behind random assignment in experiments.

Interpret correlation coefficients and their implications.

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