Signed into law in May 1862, the Homestead Act<span>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 </span>homestead<span> claims had been established, and more followed in the postwar years.</span>
B, must be a legal resident of Georgia
- proved that articles of confederation too weak because they couldn't collect taxes to raise army
- people began calling for stronger govt and Constitution was created
Answer: Latinamericans felt themselves inferiors in their own countries. They could not held offices and they did not have full civil rights. In some countries (Brazil) there was a slavery. French and American revolutions translated ideas of Enlightenment (rationalism, constitutionalism, civil, political and human rights).
Explanation: In some Latinamerican countries there was no sufficient schooling and literacy what made the situation a bit difficult. Political and social emancipation took place only between higher, richer and more educated levels of society.
