RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
HOMESTEAD ACT
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Immigrants and poor Americans who did not already own land could help the country grow.
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African Americans that wanted to get away from discrimination.
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Families of Farmers
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All of the Above
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
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 challenges did American farmers face in establishing successful farms in the West? They faced the unpredictable weather patterns of the plains, along with swarms of locusts and grasshoppers. They also dealt with unsteady prices for the crops they grew. There was also a lot of loneliness out on the plains.