Question

Which statement accurately describes the Homestead Act of 1862?

A. It confined Native American tribes to reservations.

B. It sold public land at a low price to people willing to farm it.

C. It annexed territory from Mexico and gave it to U.S. citizens.

D. It authorized construction of a transcontinental railroad.

Answer 1

Answer:B. It sold public land at a low price to people willing to farm it.

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

B. It sold public land at a low price to people willing to farm it.

Step-by-step explanation:

To help develop the American West and spur economic growth, Congress passed the Homestead Act of 1862, which provided 160 acres of federal land to anyone who agreed to farm the land. The act distributed millions of acres of western land to individual settlers.