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brought hardship, homelessness, and hunger to millions
rise of crime rate
Answer:
I think its B.
Explanation:
If they were close up you (only a few feet away) you wouldnt use that type of weapon, its jsut common sense. You would have to be some distance away to have to use that weapon.
Answer: G. Congress passed a law allowing people to claim public land and convert it to private property through homesteading.
Explanation:
The Homestead Act of 1862 by President Lincoln, allowed people to claim up to 160 acres of public land for a small fee and convert it to private property through homesteading provided they stay on the land and take care of it for 5 years.
President Lincoln said the Act was necessary as it would give every American the resources needed to better their lives and such was its popularity that it in force for 124 years until it was repealed in 1976.
Following the passing of the Act, a lot of people sought to take advantage of it and moved to new areas in the Great Plains to set up homesteads which led to the rapid settlement that occurred there.
American citizens are well known by their optimism, and it was not an exception during Alexis de Tocquevill’s time. He was a French observer of American life in the 19th century and according to his views on Americans on those days, quote: “they have all a lively faith in the perfectibility of man [...].They all consider society as a body in a state of improvement.” In opposition to the rest of the world, enthusiasm, energy, and confidence in their country’s future characterized American citizens.
Quote: “Most Americans seem to believe that the future can be better and that they are responsible for doing their best to make it that way.”