What effect did the purchase of huge tracts of land by large companies have on the intent of homestead act? a. land was worth less. b. the companies had access to cheap labor. c. there was less land for homesteaders. d. ranchers could raise more cattle.

Two gymnastics teams are intense rivals. the first team has started recruiting new gymnasts from different cities and even foreign countires in an effort to build a stronger team. after learning this, the secondteam begins its own recruitment campaign to find better gymnasts. over a period of months, each team recruits dozens of players, each time trying to find a better recruit than its rivals most recent addition. which idea from the cold war is most similar to this scenario