Answer:
a. "Safety in numbers"
Explanation: They stayed in wagon trains together to be more protected and to make sure no one got stolen by Native Americans.
They opened new areas of the country to explore!Hope this helps a lot!:)
I believe b is the right answer however english is not my particular fortei
they lived in single- room cabins made of logs are clay. And they owned the land on which they worked. And they made up more than 3 - quarters of the population I hope this helps