Question

final assessment - forests: conservation & management
forests: conservation & management
4 of 10
which of the following acts encouraged settlers to move west and provided free acreage to those who made the journey?
weeks act
manifest destiny act
homestead act
organic act

Explanation:

The Homestead Act of 1862 encouraged west - ward settlement by offering free land (160 acres) to settlers who met certain requirements like living on and improving the land for a specified period. There is no "Weeks act", "Manifest destiny" is a concept not an act, and the Organic act is not related to this purpose.

Answer:

C. Homestead act