Which statement accurately describes the Homestead Act of 1862 A. It sold public land at a low price to people willing to farm it

B. It authorized construction of a transcontinental Railroad

C. It annexed territory from Mexico and gave it to U. S. citizens

D. It confined Native American Tribes to reservations

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Ahistorian has discovered a letter written by an early roman emperor. she translates the letter and discovers that it contains orders to a general before a battle. she works to determine when the letter was written to figure out which battle the letter references.the historian in the passage is most clearly demonstrating which historical thinking skill? a. identifying causes and historical contextb. thinking chronologicallyc. making and evaluating arguments and interpretationsd. analyzing historical sources