Question

Which region of the united states was most directly affected by the passage of the homestead act?

Answer 1

The Great Plains were directly affected by the passage of the homestead act.

Answer 2

Great Plains

Step-by-step explanation:

The Homestead act declared free land to settlers on the western boundary. It declared ownership of a 160-acre tract of public property to a citizen or head of a family who had lived on and farmed the land for five years after the primary claim. The Act required a $12 registration fee and if farmed for 5 years the person would pay an extra $6.00. Inspired small farms in the Great Plains gave reasons for settlers to farm in the West raise farming in the west it gave farmers 160 acres of land.