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Under the Homestead Act of 1862 what group of people made up ¼ (one quarter) of the migrants who moved west to grab land?

Under the Homestead Act of 1862 what group of people made up ¼ (one quarter) of the migrants who moved west to grab land?
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Under the Homestead Act of 1862 what group of people made up ¼ (one quarter) of the migrants who moved west to grab land?

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I think it was German immigrants who fled from war in Europe and were generally farmers.

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