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Which was a major result of the Homestead Act of 1862?
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increased public awareness of the need for conservation of natural resources

increased development of Western lands

decreased conflicts between Native Americans and white settlers

decreased economic opportunities for easterners
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increased development of Western lands

The Homestead Act offered free/cheap land to settlers, encouraging westward migration and settlement of the Western territories.