USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Homestead Act, the mass killing of buffalo, and the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad are most closely associated with: The decline of the Plains Indians-the end of their way of life.

Detailed explanation-2: -To help develop the American West and spur economic growth, Congress passed the Homestead Act of 1862, which provided 160 acres of federal land to anyone who agreed to farm the land. The act distributed millions of acres of western land to individual settlers.

Detailed explanation-3: -What was the Homestead Act and why was it such a significant factor in westward migration? The homestead act accelerated settlement of the U.S. western territory by allowing any American, including freed slaves, to put in a claim or up to 160 acres of federal land.

Detailed explanation-4: -Manifest Destiny Following a trail blazed by Lewis and Clark, most of these people had left their homes in the East in search of economic opportunity. Like Thomas Jefferson, many of these pioneers associated westward migration, land ownership and farming with freedom.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Homestead Act encouraged western migration by providing settlers with 160 acres of land in exchange for a nominal filing fee. Among its provisions was a five-year requirement of continuous residence before receiving the title to the land and the settlers had to be, or in the process of becoming, U.S. citizens.