Which of the Following Is Not True About the First

question 32

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not true about the first phase of Western settlement?

• A) The haphazard manner in which westward movement took place forced politicians in the East to bring some form of governing order to the West.
• B) Independent-minded settlers did not welcome the imposition of eastern ideals.
• C) By taking responsibility for the actions of white settlers, the federal government committed itself to defending their course of westward expansion.
• D) Native Americans were victims of American western settlers who liked to take matters into their own hands.
• E) Congress took the lead in defining the course of Western expansion prior to the 1840s.

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