William Gilpin's vision for the West stressed ________, while John Wesley Powell argued ________.
A. that the abundant resources of the West should be rapidly developed; that the Indians of the West should be quickly subdued
B. that the Indians should be protected from white settlers; that the land should be protected from eastern capitalists
C. that rain would come when the plains were plowed and planted; that water should be controlled by the community as a valued resource
D. conservation of the land and its peoples; for exploitation of the land and its peoples
Answer: C
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