How did the 1862 homestead act promote movement of americans west?
a. it made farm land cheap and available out west.
b. it lowered taxes on busnessez in the west.
c. it limited the number of people able to live in the estern cities.
d. it raised land prices on the east coast significantly.

A

Explanation:

The Homestead Act encouraged Western migration by providing settlers 160 acres of public land.

lincoln presided over the union victory in the american civil war, which dominated his presidency. a former whig, lincoln ran on a political platform opposed to the expansion of slavery in the territories. his election served as the immediate impetus for the outbreak of the american civil war.