Think again about challenges and hardships people might face when moving to a new area. Why were homesteaders willing to tolerate these hardships and even overcome them?

Homesteaders faced difficult conditions because they believed the hardships could lead to owning their own land. The prospect of having land of their own gave them a strong reason to settle and persevere, so the best choice is “They were encouraged by the prospect of owning land.”

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