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Which statement best summarizes why people were motivated to take advantage of the Homestead Act?
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Which statement best summarizes why people were motivated to take advantage of the Homestead Act?

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The act made it possible for farmers to work for their own benefit. Is the correct answer for edge.

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The act made it possible for people over twenty-one to start their own business. Anyone over 21 who had never fought against the US government (including slaves and women) would be allowed to file an application to claim a federal land grant.
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