Shia muslims believe the modern-day islamic leader
a) must be a descendant of muhammad.
b) should be decided by an election.
c) can be any devout muslim accepted by the people.
d) must be a descendant of the rightly guided caliphs.

a

explanation:

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