Pretty sure its imperative
Congress passed it to encourage people to move and settle west. they promised free land, and they knew that people would rush to claim it. The 1862 Homestead Act accelerated settlement of U.S. western territory by allowing any American, including freed slaves, to put in a claim for up to 160 free acres of federal land.
He is a United States solider who embraces the opportunity to fight and defeat communists forces in Vietnam.
Answer: a child’s Brain still hasn’t developed fully while an adult is fully developed at 20-30.
Explanation: choices/decisions will impact an adult harder then a child since the child is still learning.