Which of the following did not stimulate westward settlement?
A) Military bounties in the form of land grants to veterans of the War of 1812
B) Building the National Road
C) The growing strength of the federal government
D) Admission of new states into the Union
E) Federal support of existing Indian settlements
Question 2
What was the purpose of the National Road?
A) to provide work for veterans of the War of 1812.
B) to facilitate westward migration.
C) to encourage a political alliance between Virginia and Illinois.
D) to permit easy troop movements across America in the event of war.
E) to enable the president to reach Washington easily.