WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
WESTWARD EXPANSION
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Question
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Which was a major result of the Homestead Act of 1862?
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decreased conflicts between Native American Indians and white settlers
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increase public awareness of the need for conservation of natural resources
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increased development of Western lands
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decreased economic opportunities for easterners.
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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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