The correct answer is C) seeking new land at low prices.
The people who traveled on the majority of the trails were seeking new land at low prices.
In the early 1800s, many people in the United States decided to migrate to the Western part of the country looking for more and better land, at affordable prices. People were trying to find new opportunities to prosper and they moved West. They encounter some situations such as the Indian Reservations and Native American Indians territories that belonged to them. But people were persistent and wanted a new place to settle in. So yes, the people who traveled on the majority of the trails were seeking new land at low prices.
