1. Which statement best describes the central idea of the text?
OA. The Homestead Act was an attempt to avert a Civil
War between the North and the South.
OB. The Homestead Act primarily benefited U.S. citizens
who could afford to pay the government.
O C. The Homestead Act allowed Indigenous tribes to
establish boundaries around their ancestral lands.
O D. The Homestead Act spurred millions of people to
move West so they could claim land and build wealth.
C