What was the significance of the Santa Fe Trail in westward expansion?

OA. It was the most important route for pioneers planning to settle in the Southwest.

OB. It was the main route for riders on the Pony Express.

OC. It was the most important route for prospectors seeking gold in California.

OD. It was the main route for Mormons heading to Utah.

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i do believe its (d) it allowed the government to offer pioneers sixty acres of western land if they lived on it and made improvements to it.

explanation: signed into law in may 1862, the homestead act opened up settlement in the western united states, allowing any american, including freed slaves, to put in a claim for up to 160 free acres of federal land. by the end of the civil war, 15,000 homestead claims had been established, and more followed in the postwar years

most people now work in jobs where they do one  kind  of work; they are carpenters, bankers, cooks, mechanics, and so forth. likewise, most  businesses produce  only certainkinds  of  goods  or  services, such as cars, tacos, or gardening  services. this feature of  production  is known as specialization.

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