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What was one fraudulent strategy that speculators engaged in to meet the requirements of the Homestead Act?
They sold high priced public land to the Indigenous People.
They promised homesteaders a reliable link to the East.
They rented out plots of land to the Indigenous People.
They built tiny dwellings measured in inches rather than feet.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
They built tiny dwellings measured in inches rather than feet — erecting minimal “improvements” to fraudulently meet the Homestead Act’s residency/improvement requirements.