Question

5.5.2 test (cst): post civil war america
question 6 of 20
which law offered 160 acres of land to anyone who could live on it for five years and make improvements?
a. the compromise of 1877
b. the enforcement acts of 1870
c. the homestead act of 1862
d. the dawes act of 1887

Explanation:

The Homestead Act of 1862 aimed to promote Western settlement. It offered 160 - acre plots of public land to individuals who met the requirements (living on the land for five years and making improvements).
The Compromise of 1877 was related to the end of Reconstruction. The Enforcement Acts of 1870 were about protecting African - American voting rights. The Dawes Act of 1887 dealt with Native American land allotment.

Answer:

C. The Homestead Act of 1862