Which of the following was not a criticism made of the masons?
a. appearance of having members in almost every position of political power
b. having so many members who were of wealth and privilege
c. the disappearance of a member who broke a code of silence
d. transparency in the intent and implementation of their policies

The criticism of the Masons that was not common was transparency in the intent and implementation of their policies. The answer is D.

i do believe its (d) it allowed the government to offer pioneers sixty acres of western land if they lived on it and made improvements to it.

explanation: signed into law in may 1862, the homestead act opened up settlement in the western united states, allowing any american, including freed slaves, to put in a claim for up to 160 free acres of federal land. by the end of the civil war, 15,000 homestead claims had been established, and more followed in the postwar years