Why was New York established as a colony? A
The area was less tolerant of different religious beliefs than other areas.

B
The area was already a large French settlement that offered many opportunities.

C
The convenient location along water trade routes allowed shipping of agricultural goods to markets in America and in Europe.
D
There were valuable resources such as gold and iron ore that could be mined.

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

deflation   hope this