Question

9 multiple choice 1 point
the homestead act of 1862 was responsible for
creating affordable housing for the poor and working class
the removal of native americans from the east to the west.
luring settlers to the west by selling low - cost parcels of western land for farming.
the creation of the transcontinental railroad

Explanation:

The Homestead Act of 1862 offered 160 - acre parcels of western public land to settlers (including farmers) for a small fee, with the requirement to improve the land. This was to encourage westward migration for farming. The first option is incorrect as it wasn't about affordable housing for urban poor. The second option refers to the Indian Removal Act, not the Homestead Act. The fourth option's transcontinental railroad was built with other legislation (like Pacific Railroad Acts), not the Homestead Act. So the correct choice is the one about luring settlers west with low - cost western land for farming.

Answer:

C. luring settlers to the west by selling low - cost parcels of western land for farming.