Westward Expansion: Economic Development

AP US History· difficulty 3/5

The Homestead Act (1862)

A
$Granted vast tracts of public land directly to large corporations$
B
$Restricted western settlement to preserve federal land for railroads$
C
$Banned slavery in all newly admitted western states and territories$
D
$Offered 160 acres of free land to settlers who lived on and improved it for 5 years$
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Explanation

Encouraged settlement; though much "free" land actually went to speculators and corporations.

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