Question 40 • Crowley Credit Recovery US History Studies Since 1877 A
The Homestead Act of 1862 offered settlers up to 160 acres of public land if they lived on and improved it for five years. This policy encouraged thousands of people to move west and establish farms, so the correct choice is “helped thousands of settlers.” It also displaced American Indians and offered more than just poor-quality land.
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