The Homestead Act of 1862
A) failed to fill the West with 160-acre family farms because most landless Americans were simply too poor to become farmers.
B) succeeded admirably in planting 160-acre family farms throughout the West.
C) did not immediately lead to a West with 160-acre family farms due to Native American defense of their homelands.
D) was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in Munn v. Illinois.
A
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a. indoor plumbing. b. codified law. c. irrigation. d. standardized measurements.
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a. Legions. b. Lydians. c. Helots. d. Phalanxes.
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