WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
WESTWARD EXPANSION
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Question
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____ gave 160 acres of land on the Great Plains to any adult man or widow who would pay a small fee and farm the land for five years.
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President Lincoln
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Asian Americans
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Native Americans
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Homestead Act
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Explanation:
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.
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