The Homestead Act of 1862 was designed to
a. encourage the settlement of abandoned southern plantations.
b. encourage miners to develop the coal regions of Pennsylvania.
c. speed up economic development of the West.
d. create markets for the eastern textile industry.
ANSWER: c
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