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What did u.s. government do in the 1860s to encourage settlers to develop the great plains

What did u.s. government do in the 1860s to encourage settlers to develop the great plains
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What did u.s. government do in the 1860s to encourage settlers to develop the great plains

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Because, the land was cheap, and they could keep the land for 5 years.
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The Homestead act of 1862 was passed, giving away land on the condition that settlers would develop them.
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