Question

How did the Homestead Act encourage people to move west?

A. It arranged for Native Americans to guide settlers on their journey west.
B. It limited poverty in the South by giving houses, jobs, and food to settlers willing to move west.
C. It offered acres of free land to settlers who were willing to farm.
D. It set up reservations for freed African Americans after the Civil War.

Answer 1

If offered acres of free land to settlers who were willing to farm

Answer 2

The answer is C

C. The Homestead Act was a law passed by the United States government in 1862 that encouraged people to move west by offering them free land. Under the Homestead Act, settlers could claim up to 160 acres of land in the western territories if they agreed to live on and improve the land for at least five years. This act was designed to encourage settlement and farming in the west, as well as to provide land for the construction of railroads. The Homestead Act was one of several factors that contributed to the westward expansion of the United States.