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19 June, 15:39

What did the U. S. government do in the 1860s to encourage settlers to develop the Great Plains?

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  1. 19 June, 15:41
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    It offered free land for farming
  2. 19 June, 15:53
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    The Homestead act of 1862 was passed, giving away land on the condition that settlers would develop them.
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