Why did Americans first travel across the Great Plains? A.) They were passing through on their way to the West Coast. B.) They w

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Why did Americans first travel across the Great Plains? A.) They were passing through on their way to the West Coast. B.) They w

anted to seek silver and gold there. C.) They wanted to befriend the Plains Indians. D.) They were surveying land like Lewis and Clark did.

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alex41 [277] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-12T10:02:39+03:00

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Option: B.) They wanted to seek silver and gold there.

Explanation:

The great plains were the region of Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Colorado, and Texas were farmers and cattlemen choose to settle down in the 1800s. The reason for settlement in the plain was the Homestead Act which allowed Americans to get land at a reasonable price.

Americans first travel across the Great Plains to seek gold and silver as the Spanish explorer Francisco Vásquez de Coronadoconducted his expeditions to find gold and silver. Americans went to the Great Plains when they heard the presence of minerals in the Great Plains region. Gold found where these people hoped to make a lot of money by mining gold.