Which two statements were reasons the federal government passed the Homestead Act? to protect land from being claimed by Native Americans
to limit the growth of white settlements west of the Mississippi River
to defend the western frontier from an invasion from Mexico
to establish Union control over potentially hostile territory
to encourage the creation of a railroad system from Canada to Mexico

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

many women had to remain at home while husbands found work.

explanation:

we can argue that appeasement caused world war ii because it allowed hitler and the nazis to build germany’s military power until it was strong enough to fight a major war. additionally, appeasement emboldened germany, making it think the allies would never have the will to fight. this made germany much more aggressive and encouraged it to take the steps that eventually led to war.

the aztecs painted books and kept records