Did the European notion of "empty space" justify Indian land dispossession?

No

Explanation:

These were lands belonging to a tribe and a people, for the fact that it was just out there in the open gave no right to the Europeans to come in and take it. It was an abuse of power and an insult to the then Indian tribe.

d. people are naturally good, and their expressed will is what is best for society

explanation:

the correct answer is d

a conference committee is a group of congress representatives appointed by the senate and the house to reach an agreement over a bill that had different versions in each chamber. this is due to the fact that, to pass a law. both the house and the senate must agree on the exact same content and wording of the bill to present it to the president.