Multiple Choice
Congress passed the Homestead Act:
A) because the big ranchers lobbied for it
B) to encourage settlement of the western lands
C) in order to encourage the railroads to build a transcontinental road out of the north
D) to place Indians on reservations
E) in order to build militias in Indian country
Correct Answer:
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Correct Answer:
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