The correct answer is D, as the indigenous American civilization that lived near the Andes was the Inca.
The Inca civilization was a pre-Columbian civilization of the Andean group. It began at the beginning of the 13th century in the Cusco basin in what is now Peru and then developed along the Pacific Ocean and the Andes, covering the western part of South America. At its peak, it extended from Colombia to Argentina and Chile, beyond Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.
Eventually representation from each town were allowed to be part of the general court.
France defeated the Arabs in the Battle of Tours
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the resources needed to better their lives and such was its popularity that it in force for 124 years until it was repealed in 1976.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.
