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The United States government aided agriculture by passing the 1862 Homestead Act, which:?

The United States government aided agriculture by passing the 1862 Homestead Act, which:



a. provided millions of acres to subsidize homes along new railroads

b. set aside millions of acres to help subsidize higher education

c. required homesteaders to set aside 16 acres of their plots as wilderness preserves

d. gave a family head over age 21 the right to own 160 acres of free public land

Public Comments

1. D

2. D. Homestead Act was a United States Federal law that gave an applicant freehold title to 160 acres (one quarter section or about 65 hectares)-640 acres (one section or about 260 hectares) of undeveloped land outside of the original 13 colonies. The new law required three steps: file an application, improve the land, and file for deed of title. Anyone who had never taken up arms against the U.S. Government, including freed slaves, could file an application and improvements to a local land office. The Act was signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln on May 20, 1862.

3. the answer is D.

the Homestead Act was a U.S. Federal law that gave an applicant freehold title to 160 acres (one quarter section or about 65 hectares)-640 acres (one section or about 260 hectares) of undeveloped land outside of the original 13 colonies. the new law required three steps: file an application, improve the land, and file for deed of title. anyone who had never taken up arms against the U.S. Government, including freed slaves, could file an application and improvements to a local land office. the Act was signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln on May 20, 1862. eventually, 1.6 million homesteads were granted and 270,000,000 acres (1,100,000 km2) were privatized between 1862 and 1986, a total of 10% of all lands in the United States.