Why did the homestead act prompt a lot of people to head westward? (asap: will give to whoever answers first)

a. the government paid for the cost of moving.

b. they heard there were many minerals there.

c. settlers were provided with a house and a horse.

d. settlers could buy 160 acres of land for $10.

answer; i believe the correct answer is (favorable balance);

in the 1800s, locomotives powered by steam made transportation faster and cheaper. the resulting rapid growth of railroads led to the connection of the atlantic and pacific railroad in oklahoma city in 1897.

in the last years of the century, the improvement of steam-based engines the expansion and growth of railroads. this growth increased when the companies started to build and expand, such as the atlantic and pacific railroad, which connected new mexico with california, and missouri with oklahoma. many of these new networks were built in oklahoma, and these changes transportation henceforward.

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