Which of the following provides the least valid support for the theory that the frontier served as a "safety valve" for American social discontent and economic conflict?
A) Free western land attracted many immigrant farmers who might have crowded urban job markets.
B) The possibility of westward migration encouraged eastern employers to pay higher wages.
C) Farmers frequently migrated further west after earning a profit from the sale of land.
D) Eastern city dwellers headed west to obtain free homesteads during depressions.
E) Western cities became places of opportunity for failed farmers and easterners alike.
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