Multiple Choice
The Homestead Act of 1862
A) gave without condition 160 acres to all settlers who would move to the West.
B) only applied to public lands within the borders of an organized state.
C) saw settlers on the Plains complain the claims were too large for grain farming.
D) proved to be enormously popular with western ranchers.
E) was expanded by the Timber Culture Act.
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