From the Early 1860s to the Early 1900s, the Amount

question 37

Multiple Choice

From the early 1860s to the early 1900s, the amount of land acquired by sales (including from railroads and states) was _____ land obtained free through homesteading.

• A) roughly half as much as
• B) about the same as
• C) twice as much as
• D) triple the amount of

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Definitions:

Egocentrism

A cognitive stance involving seeing the world solely from one’s own perspective and having difficulty recognizing other viewpoints.

Basic Trust

A foundational sense of confidence in the predictability and reliability of the world, often established in early childhood.

Conservation

Understanding that specific properties of objects remain the same despite changes in the object's form or appearance.

Egocentrism

A cognitive bias where an individual has difficulty understanding viewpoints different from their own.