The Homestead Act of 1862 has been interpreted to have been a "pull factor" in the period after the Civil War. Which answer explains why this is true? A) The lure of free land in the West caused many people to move there. B) Industries in the East closed their doors to workers who wanted to move. C) Slaves were forcibly taken from plantations into the Great Plains to work. D) People were taken from their jobs in the east and made to work in the West. Which area on the map represents the region MOST affected by the Homestead Act of 1862? A) A B) B C) C D) D

Affected public lands in 30 of the 50 states Resulted in the settlement of over 270,000,000 acres on the western frontier Gave settlers up to 160 acres for a filing fee of less than $20 Required that settlers make improvements to the land, build a home, and farm the land for a minimum of five years What piece of legislation is being described? A) the Dawes Plan B) the Homestead Act C) the Indian Removal Act D) the Kansas-Nebraska Act

A) The lure of free land in the West caused many people to move there; B; The Homestead Act

Explanation:

The Homestead Acts were simply different laws in the United States whereby it was possible for an applicant to get ownership of a public domain or a government land which was referred to as the homestead.

The area on the map represents the region MOST affected by the Homestead Act of 1862 is B.

The piece of legislation that was described in the question is the Homestead Act.

for the 2 countries u can do china and america because america has a democratic government while china has a communist government.

a democracy is a government run by the people either by directly voting or indirectly by electing representatives. an oligarchy is a government run by a few or a small group of people. a democracy and oligarchy are similar because both in an oligarchy and an indirect democracy, a small group of induvial determine the laws for a large group of people they are different because in an oligarchy it is easier to control and they do not have to answer to a large number of people in the country, unlike a democracy where they do have to answer to a large number of people an county that is a democracy would be the united states. a country that is an oligarchy would be the china.

islam spread slowly through much of africa through trade and preaching.