California became the nation's leader in irrigated acreage largely as a result of
A) skills learned by white settlers from Native Americans.
B) the creation of water divisions that regulated water rights.
C) a state law that allowed farmers to organize irrigation districts.
D) a law declaring the rivers of the state to be public property subject to state supervision.

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A state law that allowed farmers to organize irrigation districts allowed for the construction of large-scale irrigation systems, leading to a significant increase in irrigated acreage in California. The other choices may have played a role in the development of irrigation in California, but the creation of irrigation districts was the most significant factor.

California Became the Nation's Leader in Irrigated Acreage Largely as a Result