WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
WESTWARD EXPANSION
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Question
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What act motivated many people to move to new lands in the west?
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Jayhawker Act
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Homestead Act
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Free Land Act
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Indian Removal Act
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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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