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Which does not describe a reason people moved west in the late 1800s?

A.
Cheap land on the Great Plains pushed immigrants to go west.

B.
Western mines offered jobs for the unemployed.

C.
Fewer dangers in the West made life easier for settlers there.

D.
The demand for meat in eastern cities meant jobs for cowboys and ranchers.

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User Fbl
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C. There was plenty of danger!
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User Mrousavy
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C. Fewer dangers in the West made life easier for settlers there

It is wrong because there was MANY dangers, such as:
•Bandits
•Wild horses
•Dust storms
•Starvation
•Dehydration
•Rattlesnakes
•Poisonous lizards
•Ect.
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User Xonegirlz
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