FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
NATIVE AMERICANS
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Question
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What did the Homestead Act offer?
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a free house made of wood
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a stop along the Oregon Trail
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free land after 5 years of living on it.
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Civil War: The Senate’s Story 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-2: -Passed on May 20, 1862, the Homestead Act accelerated the settlement of the western territory by granting adult heads of families 160 acres of surveyed public land for a minimal filing fee and five years of continuous residence on that land.
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