This list below describes selected features of the Homestead Act. Adult citizens were granted 160 acres of public land. People claiming the land were required to improve the land by building a home and by farming the land. After 5 years on the land, the person claiming the land paid a registration fee and were then granted ownership of the land. What was one effect of the act as described in this list? (Units 4-6 EOC Study Notes) TEKS - 15(A) (1 point) Responses The demand for natural resources decreased because the settlers brought everything they needed with them. The demand for natural resources decreased because the settlers brought everything they needed with them. The number of conflicts with Native Americans decreased. The number of conflicts with Native Americans decreased. The population of pioneers and settlers increased especially in the American West. The population of pioneers and settlers increased especially in the American West. The debt of the federal government increased due to land purchases from Native Americans.