Final answer:
Congress reduced the size of a parcel of land to encourage western settlement to eighty acres in the Land Law of 1820, aimed at making landownership more accessible and stimulating the economy.The correct answer is option C.
Step-by-step explanation:
In order to encourage western settlement, Congress passed the Land Law of 1820 which lowered the price of land and reduced the size of parcels that could be sold.
The act made it possible for settlers to purchase smaller parcels of eighty acres in comparison to the previously established sizes under various land laws and ordinances.
Prior to this, land policies such as the Ordinance of 1785 and the Land Law of 1796 established that the land be divided into sections of 640 acres, which could be quite burdensome for individual settlers to acquire.
Changing land acquisition strategies aimed to make land ownership more accessible to the average American, stimulating economic growth and settlement.The correct answer is option C