Question

Both the Homestead Act (1862) and the Pacific

Railway Act (1862) were efforts by the federal
government to
(1) provide land to minority groups
(2) resolve conflicts with Native American
Indians
(3) encourage settlement west of the Mississippi
River
(4) support settlement of former plantation lands

Answer 1

Both the Homestead Act (1862) and the Pacific Railway Act (1862) were efforts by the federal government to "(3) encourage settlement west of the Mississippi
River"