Mostly because it was their land and a part of Mexico. I'm sure it was also because of other things such as gold mining and what not
Oligarchy - a government in which control is exercised by a small group of individuals whose authority generally is based on wealth and/ or power.
Answer: low; encourage farmers to settle there
Explanation:
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<em>For example, westerners wanted land prices in the West </em><u><em>low</em></u><em> because they wanted to </em><u><em>encourage farmers to settle there.</em></u>
In the Nineteenth century, the western portion of the United States was not yet populated and vast areas of land were unoccupied especially after the Native Indian occupants had been cleared out.
Those in the west therefore wanted land prices to be low in the west so that people would be attracted to settle there and occupy the area.
