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A encourage people to populate U.S. territories west of the Mississippi River.encourage people to populate U.S. territories west of the Mississippi River.
B provide people with economic incentives to settle in the territory of Florida.provide people with economic incentives to settle in the territory of Florida.
C provide free blacks with “40 acres and a mule” in former Confederate states.provide free blacks with “40 acres and a mule” in former Confederate states.
D offer former Confederate officers a place to live in return for their loyalty to the U.S.
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A. encourage people to populate U.S. territories west of the Mississippi River.
The Homestead Act of 1862 aimed to promote westward expansion by providing settlers with 160 acres of public land in exchange for a small fee and the requirement to improve the land by building a dwelling and cultivating crops over a period of five years.
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