Which of the following best describes the disparity between the ideal of Manifest Destiny and the actual challenges settlers faced during the swell of westward migration? A. The ideal of Manifest Destiny was focused on peaceful expansion into American Indian lands, but most settlements were established as military bases.
B. The ideal of Manifest Destiny asserted that farmers should lead the way in westward expansion, but most new settlers were actually urban industrial workers.
C. The ideal of Manifest Destiny was based on conservation of natural resources, but settlers quickly began exploiting the West's natural resources at unsustainable levels.
D. The ideal of Manifest Destiny claimed that the West offered economic opportunity, but settlers struggled to survive on the region's difficult and unfamiliar soil.