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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Bauers are interested in the notice because It provides them with the opportunity to farm and own their own land.
Explanation:
- Context is described as the surroundings, background, or circumstances in which a particular event or occurrence is set in.
- On the basis of the historical background of the given passage, the key reason due to which Bauers were attracted towards the notice was that it offered them with a chance to practice farming along with owning the land on their own.
- The descriptions of stopping their oxen for rest signal their interest in the notice as it allowed them liberty with the opportunity at the same time.
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D.) It provides them with the opportunity to farm and own their own land.
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