The primary way in which the government encouraged settlement in the west was through the Homestead Act, which gave people free land--while the railroads allowed them to travel there safely.
They didn't have the military power to defend themselves.
Answer:
My guess would be C, but i could be wrong.
Explanation:
i apologize greatly if i am, i just want to help out as best i can
B maybe? It was an irony and the Enlightenment thinkers were trying to come up with new ideas and the irony was that books containing new ideas were banned.
