Which of the following did not stimulate westward settlement?
A) Military bounties in the form of land grants to veterans of the War of 1812
B) Building the National Road
C) The growing strength of the federal government
D) Admission of new states into the Union
E) Federal support of existing Indian settlements

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Federal support of existing Indian settlements did not stimulate westward settlement. Instead, it was often the removal of Native American tribes and the clearing of their lands that made way for settlers moving westward. The other options (military bounties, infrastructure projects like the National Road, the strengthening of the federal government, and the admission of new states) all facilitated or encouraged expansion into western territories.

Which of the Following Did Not Stimulate Westward Settlement