By the 1870s,homesteaders discovered that most of the prime land in the West was
A) already set aside for protection by the federal government.
B) held by Native Americans,who refused to relinquish it.
C) already ruined by industrial enterprises seeking mineral wealth.
D) already in the hands of speculators.

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By the 1870s, much of the prime land in the West was indeed already in the hands of speculators who had acquired it for investment purposes, making it difficult for homesteaders to find good land to settle on.

By the 1870s,homesteaders Discovered That Most of the Prime Land