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The purpose of the Homestead Act of 1862 was to?

The purpose of the Homestead Act of 1862 was to?
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The purpose of the Homestead Act of 1862 was to?

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The Homestead Act of 1862 was a federal law promoting westward expansion by allotting 160 acres of free public land to individual settlers.

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