Which of the Following Is Not True About the First

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not true about the first phase of Western settlement?

A) The haphazard manner in which westward movement took place forced politicians in the East to bring some form of governing order to the West.
B) Independent-minded settlers did not welcome the imposition of eastern ideals.
C) By taking responsibility for the actions of white settlers, the federal government committed itself to defending their course of westward expansion.
D) Native Americans were victims of American western settlers who liked to take matters into their own hands.
E) Congress took the lead in defining the course of Western expansion prior to the 1840s.