What does the Homestead Act offer to new settlers and who takes advantage of
this new opportunity

the homestead act offer settlers 160 acres of land and the act accelerated settlement of U.S. western territory by allowing any American, including slaves, to put in a claim for up to 160 free acres of federal land

the anterior pituitary gland produces the following hormones and releases them into the bloodstream: psychotropic hormone, which stimulates the adrenal glands to secrete steroid hormones, principally cortisol. growth hormone, which regulates growth, metabolism and body       hope i

the  wilmot proviso  was designed to eliminate  slavery  within the  landacquired as a result of the mexican war (1846-48). fearing the addition of a pro-slave territory, pennsylvania congressman david  wilmot proposedhis amendment to the bill.