Between 1800 and 1840, land laws became increasingly ___________ ...

[clmills979]

Between 1800 and 1840, land laws became increasingly ___________ , primarily due to _____________.
 a. conservative; increases in the price per acre of available land
  b. conservative; legal limits on the sale of land to farmers
  c. liberal; the extension of long-term credit by the federal government to land buyers
  d. liberal; decreases in the minimum acreage required for purchase

Question 2

In 1910, 8.6 percent of American 17-year olds were high school graduates. By 1938, this figure _____.
 a. had fallen to 5 percent.
  b. equaled 15 percent.
  c. had risen to nearly 50 percent.
  d. had not changed appreciably.

[cascooper22]

Answer to Question 1

d. liberal; decreases in the minimum acreage required for purchase

Answer to Question 2

c. had risen to nearly 50 percent.