They felt that we were oppressing the indigenious peoples of conquered lands (which we were).
<span>B. They did away with feudalism however paid the ruling class, and changed the social classes.</span>
Sovereign means C) ability of a country to control its own affairs and function independently. The definition of sovereign is "...the full right and power of a governing body to govern itself without any interference outside sources or bodies."
The statement that best summarizes why people were motivated to take advantage of the Homestead Act is: the act made it possible for people over twenty-one to start their own business.
People who are of the age of 21 and above and never participated any action against the US government were allowed to claim a federal land grant through an application process. Slaves and women were also allowed to do this.
