Why did the Homestead Act
require settlers to remain on the
land for five years in order for
ownership to be official?
A. The government needed farmers to start
growing crops due to a food shortage.
B. The government did not want settlers selling
the land for a profit after taking on the land.
C. The government owed the Native Americans a
certain percentage if people didn't stay.
D. The government was in severe debt and
needed the loan payments to pay the debt.

no

explanation:

answer: in 1900, there were no "workplace safety laws"!

explanation: at the beginning of this century, workers in the united states faced remarkably high health and safety risks on the job.

a century ago in 1900 about three hundred out of every one hundred thousand miners were killed on the job each year.

[industria] developments occurred within a legal and regulatory climate that diminished employer’s interest in safety. as a result, americans developed production methods that were both highly productive and often very dangerous.