c. Mining towns did well with little regulation from the government, leading to
the establishment of more independent towns in the West.
Explanation:
The Gold Fever and mining fever resulted in the westward expansion that the country lives in the 1800´s some of them weren´t really prepared for the mining and ended up finishing the resources available in certain places fairly qickly leaving towns that were built exclusively for the workers that carried the mines to be ghost towns, other towns were more resources were available thrive under little regulation fmor the government and many people had the chance to access a better quality of life.
