RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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Question
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What was the main purpose of the Homestead Act of 1862?
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to raise revenue for the national government
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to stimulate the settlement of public lands in the West
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to acquire land to build a transcontinental railroad
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to keep the balance between free and slave states in Congress
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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.
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