Why did many pioneers become homesteaders?

a the government gave them free land to farm
b they would not have to farm the land
c they wanted to build great cities and buildings
d there was a lot of wheat growing on the land

The corret option is A

In 1845, around 3000 people crossed the Oregon and California routes. In the next two years, more than 5,000 Mormon pioneers went to the territory of the Great Salt Lake. This community - unlike the great majority of emigrants - managed to strengthen itself economically through a centralized authority and a strong group sense. By 1862, the congress passed a law by which any citizen could acquire 160 acres of public land for $ 10 (Homestead Act). After the civil war, many people moved to the prairies (known then as "the great desert"). American ») to become farmers. These settlers were known as homesteaders.

the correct choice would be, alexandria.

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