Both the Homestead Act (1862) and the Pacific Railway Act (1862) were efforts by the federal government to
(a) provide land to minority groups
(b) resolve conflicts with Native American Indians
(c) encourage settlement west of the Mississippi River
(d) support settlement of former plantation lands
Answer: (c) encourage settlement west of the Mississippi River
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