Which of the Following Reasons Limited Migration to the Region

question 14

Multiple Choice

Which of the following reasons limited migration to the region west of the Appalachian Mountains in the early 1800s?

• A)The soils were too infertile to attract many farmers.
• B)The lack of transportation made commercial agriculture impossible.
• C)Population declines in the East made a move West impractical.
• D)The federal government was more interested in peaceful relations with Indians than in eliminating them as a threat to white settlement.

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