Question

1. Passage of the Homestead Act in 1862 encouraged settlement of the

Great Plains by
A. providing free land to farmers
B. removing barriers to Asian immigration
C. supplying land to build transcontinental railroad
D. placing Native American Indians on reservations

Answer 1

A providing free lands to all farmers.

Step-by-step explanation:

Unless you are talking about the Great Plains Indians, but that has to do with the Dawes Act.