Homestead Act accelerated the settlement of the western territory by granting adult heads of families 160 acres of surveyed public land for a minimal filing fee and 5 years of continuous residence on that land.
The northwest ordinance an outlaw in the northwest territory
in which they made a confederation congress that is considered to be a legislative
act that was made and had bring importance because this protects the liberty of
the people and to be able to outlaw the slavery that is happening in the
northwest.
I believe your answer is D
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