which of the following was the main reason for the rapid settlement of the Great Plains during the late 1800s?

 The Dawes Act in 1887 was primarily an attempt by the United States government to encourage Native Americans to give up their traditional cultures.

Congress passed a law requiring all public lands to be sold at auction. Congress passed a law allowing people to claim public land and convert it to public property through homesteading.

Explanation:

the correct statement is letter a.   according to the mandate of heaven, kings were considered godlike beings, so they could do as they .

the mandate of heaven is a chinese political and religious ideology used since ancient times to justify the rule of the king or emperor of china, that has been in place since the zhou until the dynasty system ended. it has been created to justify the zhou as the main power of the region. in order to keep harmony, the ruler has to make what he wants and what people want. he had to make good choices to satisfy the people and then they will be happy and keep you in power.