Mining in the West
A. flourished until the 1930s.
B. kept ranchers and farmers from establishing their own economic base.
C. saw individual prospectors move in first, followed by corporations.
D. saw corporations move in first, followed by individual prospectors.
E. did not see any great mineral strikes until after the Civil War.
Answer: C
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