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Which act allowed U.S. citizens to claim a section of land if they lived on it and/or farmed it for five years?

a) Homestead Act
b) Land Acquisition Act
c) Agrarian Settlement Act
d) Land Ownership Act

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Final answer:

The Homestead Act allowed U.S. citizens to claim land if they lived on it and/or farmed it for five years.

Step-by-step explanation:

The act that allowed U.S. citizens to claim a section of land if they lived on it and/or farmed it for five years is the Homestead Act. Under this act, any head of household, or individual over the age of twenty-one, could receive 160 acres of land for a nominal fee. They were required to improve the land within five years by clearing acres, building houses or barns, and maintaining livestock.

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