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While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:Prior to the 1891, land policy initiatives allowed for wealthy individuals and corporations to monopolize western lands.The Timber Culture Act of 1873 gave 160 acres of free land to anybody willing to plant trees on 40 acres of it.The law had loopholes that allowed wealthy individuals and corporations to claim land for speculation.The 1891 the Forest Reserve Act allowed the president to designate public lands in the west as “forest reserves,” saving national forests from destruction by industry and agriculture.The student wants to present the significance of the 1891 Forest Reserve Act to an audience unfamiliar with the history of land legislation. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?Prior to the Forest Reserve Act, the Timber Culture Act gave out 160 acres of free land if the owners planted trees on 40 acres of it.eliminateThe loopholes in the 1873 Timber Culture Act allowed for the monopolization of Western land and the exploitation of the land by industry and agriculture.eliminateThe passage of the 1891 Forest Reserve Act allowed US presidents to designate land as “forest reserves,” reversing earlier legislations exploited by corporations.eliminateThe 1891 Forest Reserve Act was instrumental in protecting US natural resources from industry

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While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:Prior to the 1891, land policy initiatives allowed for wealthy individuals and corporations to monopolize western lands.The Timber Culture Act of 1873 gave 160 acres of free land to anybody willing to plant trees on 40 acres of it.The law had loopholes that allowed wealthy individuals and corporations to claim land for speculation.The 1891 the Forest Reserve Act allowed the president to designate public lands in the west as “forest reserves,” saving national forests from destruction by industry and agriculture.The student wants to present the significance of the 1891 Forest Reserve Act to an audience unfamiliar with the history of land legislation. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?Prior to the Forest Reserve Act, the Timber Culture Act gave out 160 acres of free land if the owners planted trees on 40 acres of it.eliminateThe loopholes in the 1873 Timber Culture Act allowed for the monopolization of Western land and the exploitation of the land by industry and agriculture.eliminateThe passage of the 1891 Forest Reserve Act allowed US presidents to designate land as “forest reserves,” reversing earlier legislations exploited by corporations.eliminateThe 1891 Forest Reserve Act was instrumental in protecting US natural resources from industry

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The most effective way to present the significance of the 1891 Forest Reserve Act using the information from the notes would be to say: "The passage of the 1891 Forest Reserve Act allowed US presidents to designate land as “forest reserves,” reversing earlier legislations exploited by corporations. This Act was instrumental in protecting US natural resources from industry and agriculture, which had previously been able to monopolize and exploit Western land due to loopholes in the 1873 Timber Culture Act."

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