Question

The Homestead Act granted

A. Participants as much land as they pledged to farm
B. An extra 80 acres of land to anyone who made a purchase
C. Anyone the right to rent farmland from the government
D. 160 acres of land to settlers who paid a small filing fee

Answer 1

The Answer Is D) Just took the quiz :)

Answer 2

Passed on May 20, 1862, the Homestead Act accelerated the settlement of the western territory by granting adult heads of families 160 acres of surveyed public land for a minimal filing fee and 5 years of continuous residence on that land.