Which of the following was the main reason for the rapid settlement of the Great Plains (in the American West) during the late 1800s? A. Congress passed a law requiring all public lands to be sold at auction.
B. Native Americans sold most of their tribal lands directly to railroad companies.
C. Congress passed a law allowing people to claim public land and convert it to private property through homesteading.
D. Speculators bought large parcels of land and then built factory towns to attract new immigrants.

C. Congress passed a law allowing people to claim public land and convert it to private property through homesteading.

native americans suffered high rates of poverty and unemployment.

during the late 1960s and early 1970sthe need for political militancy grew among the native americans. throughout the 1960s, they had been the nation's poorest minority group, the most deprived group, according to practically every socioeconomic measure. in 1970, the indian unemployment rate was 10 times the national average, and 40 percent of the native american people were below the poverty line.

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