How did china change as a result of european imperialism in the late 19th century? a. china rapidly industrialized in hopes of competing with european rivals. b. china's nationalist government collapsed after a war with european armies. c. china lost its ability to regulate trade with european countries. d. china's leaders forced all europeans to flee the country or risk execution.

i do believe its (d) it allowed the government to offer pioneers sixty acres of western land if they lived on it and made improvements to it.

explanation: signed into law in may 1862, the homestead act opened up settlement in the western united states, allowing any american, including freed slaves, to put in a claim for up to 160 free acres of federal land. by the end of the civil war, 15,000 homestead claims had been established, and more followed in the postwar years