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Unit 6 – Industrialization and the Gilded Age, 1865–1898
Topic 6.2
If the Homestead Act had not been passed in 1862, what could have been a likely alternative method of promoting westward expansion?
High taxes on eastern properties pushing residents westwards.
Forcing foreign immigrants to settle in western territories as a condition of entry into the U.S..
The military forcing people to move westwards.
Government-sponsored programs offering low-interest loans for land purchases.
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