Which statement about the western settlements is FALSE?
a. Settlers often set up farms on land to which they did not have legal title.
b. People cooperated with each other to clear land and build shelters.
c. The government discouraged western settlement at every turn.
d. Americans settled without regard to national boundaries.
e. Improvements in transportation and
Ans: c. The government discouraged western settlement at every turn.
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