Question

In the nineteenth century, various sections of the United States had conflicting desires for how the national economy should develop. For example, westerners wanted land prices in the West because they wanted to .

Answer 1

Answer: low; encourage farmers to settle there

Explanation:

For example, westerners wanted land prices in the West low because they wanted to encourage farmers to settle there.

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.