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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Homesteaders and the Transcontinental Railroad

Question 13 • FL-2100315-United States History CR

The Homestead Act

Answer
A
helped thousands of settlers.
B
had little impact on American Indians.
C
was dismissed by some speculators.
D
disposed of poor quality land only.

Explanation

The Homestead Act offered settlers land if they lived on it and improved it, encouraging many people to move west. It helped thousands of settlers claim farms, so A is correct. The act also affected American Indians by promoting settlement on their lands, and it did not apply only to poor-quality land.

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