USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

WESTWARD EXPANSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was a major difference in the settlement of Utah and the settlement of California?
A
Utah was settled by Mormons hoping to escape religious persecution.
B
Utah was settled in an effort to make the desert region’s land sustainable.
C
Utah was settled by eager prospectors looking to gain wealth by mining gold.
D
Utah was settled as a way to strike a political balance between the East and the West.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Expert-Verified Answer. Statement that expressed the major difference that exist between settlement of Utah and settlement of California is C:Utah was settled by eager prospectors looking to gain wealth by mining gold.

Detailed explanation-2: -Utah was settled by Mormons hoping to escape religious persecution. What was a major difference in the settlement of Utah and the settlement of California? The mass migration of forty-niners transformed San Francisco into an economic hub practically overnight.

Detailed explanation-3: -How did the Mormons modify the physical environment in Utah to create thriving communities? They built irrigation canals for their farms and regulated the use of water.

Detailed explanation-4: -Which action is a direct result of Americans’ belief in the concept of Manifest Destiny? Westward expansion. What other agreement was part of this compromise? Maine joined the Union as a free state.

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