Why did the government want to sell the land instead of just letting people claim it

To make more money.

Explanation:

The government does this all the time

because this world revolves around money. if something you own is worth money, why would you let people have it for free when you could profit off of it?

Explanation:

the monroe doctrine is the best known u.s. policy toward the western hemisphere. buried in a routine annual message delivered to congress by president james monroe in december 1823, the doctrine warns european nations that the united states would not tolerate further colonization or puppet monarchs.

if it were me, i would pick c. c is the best answer because it's basically saying go on a non-violent strike for india