Provisions of the Newlands Reclamation Act Provide Evidence of Which

Multiple Choice

Provisions of the Newlands Reclamation Act provide evidence of which of the following?

A) The federal government was more interested in conserving the nation's natural resources than in maintaining control over those resources.
B) The federal government attempted to impose the principle of riparian rights on individuals who purchased western public lands.
C) The federal government was unwilling to assume the power to regulate water development in the West, thus leaving such power to the states.
D) The federal government actively aided the agricultural development of the West.