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Which of the following acts of Congress contributed to an increase in settlement in the West by granting free land to individuals after they had lived on it for five years?
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Which of the following acts of Congress contributed to an increase in settlement in the West by granting free land to individuals after they had lived on it for five years?

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This was called the Homestead Act, and it opened the way for numerous Americans to own land in the newly occupied West. This helped both the settler and the government.
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