The real answer is D. The purpose was the march due to British rule in India.
Answer-Most settlers that came to the western united states were immigrants from Europe. The reason for was super cheap land and large amounts of land. There would be some gold hotpots which was great for economic opportunities. If you were poor in the east, your best bet of having a decent life is to leave the city and go start a farm life in the west.
Explanation:
The main point of the excerpt is that readers should be aware of the damage that the war has done to a generation of men who were impacted by it, and read the book with this idea in mind.
The epigraph wants to make sure that readers who approach this book do it with the same purpose as the one with which the author wrote it. He does not want the readers to think of this book as an accusation, a confession or an adventure.
