Read the excerpt from “Land For Free.” The Bauer family was making their way west to find railroad work. They had stopped to rest their oxen when they saw a notice pinned to a station wall.

Free Land!
April 22, 1889
At high noon, a race will be held to settle two million acres of newly opened lands in Oklahoma territory.

Based on the historical context, why are the Bauers interested in the notice?

It provides them with the opportunity to gain employment on the railroad.
It provides them with the opportunity to work on someone else’s land.
It provides them with the opportunity to travel to another part of the country.
It provides them with the opportunity to farm and own their own land.

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