RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD
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Question
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The Homestead Act encouraged people to move West because it..
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established ranching towns for cattle drivers.
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offered free land to those willing to farm it.
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offered land to gold prospectors.
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promised protection from Native Americans.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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.
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