They were known as muckcrackers during the progressive era
The answer is 2: to increase the amount of land available for agriculture.
Reason:
If I remember correctly from Geography last year that is called terrace farming. Common practice in hilly areas where you would be unable to plant crops. Instead, they flatten that out and have “steps” that gives them flat land to grow crops, often rice.
b.) powers that allow the each branch to curb the others
Answer:
North Korean troops captured most of the peninsula.