The effect that the passage of the Homestead Act had on the development of the American west was significant and transformative. The Homestead Act, enacted in 1862, offered 160 acres of public land to settlers for a minimal fee, provided they improved the land by building a dwelling and cultivating crops. This law encouraged widespread migration to the west, leading to the establishment of new communities, farms, and infrastructure, which fueled economic growth and facilitated the expansion of the United States into previously uninhabited territories.
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What effect did the passage of the Homestead Act have on the development of the American west?
(what was the Homestead Act? What happened because of this law?)
(Unit 4 Lesson 4 p. 2)
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Start with this sentence stem along with a very small short, informal, simple, and no Ai written sentence answer:
The effect that the passage of the Homestead Act had on the development of the American west was____________________
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