The Homestead Act granted
A. Participants as much land as they pledged to farm
B. An extra 80 acres of land to anyone who made a purchase
C. Anyone the right to rent farmland from the government
D. 160 acres of land to settlers who paid a small filing fee
Passed on May 20, 1862, the Homestead Act accelerated the settlement of the western territory by granting adult heads of families 160 acres of surveyed public land for a minimal filing fee and 5 years of continuous residence on that land.
