Answer:
It prevents the washing away of soil nutrients by the rains.
Explanation:
The Court of Appeals reviews judgements made in lower courts, so the answer is C.
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The Homestead Act signed in 1862 opened the settlement in the western US, encouraging Americans including freed slaves, provided they never took up arms against the US government, could claim up to 160 acres of federal land under the basis that land had to be cultivated or use to build a house.
