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26 October, 19:49

The purpose of the Homestead Act was to

A.

give Anglo Americans more land than Mexican Texans.

B.

protect a family's home, tools, and land from being taken by immigrants.

C.

protect a family's home, tools, and land from being seized if debts were unpaid.

D.

give land freely to anyone who wanted it.

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  1. 26 October, 20:14
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    Signed into law in May 1862, the Homestead Act opened up settlement in the western United States, allowing any American, including freed slaves, to put in a claim for up to 160 free acres of federal land.
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