Answer:
Never having borne arms against the Unites States' government was a condition of the Homestead Act to prevent those who were unloyal or against the Union from gaining control in new territories.
Explanation:
This condition regarding never having taken up arms, which was attached to the Homestead Act, made it so former Confederate soldiers were unable to benefit from the Homestead Act after the Civil War. The Act was signed in 1862 by President Abraham Lincoln and it was meant to encourage settlement in the Western United States. Beneficiaries had to reside on the property for 5 years before they were granted ownership.
The railroads enabled farmers to have more distant marketing for selling their harvests.
Answer:
C) European exploration of the Americas
Explanation:
Generally, history recognizes three motivations to be the reasons for European exploration and colonization of the Americas ( New World)
These motivations are
1. God:
This represents the freedom of religion. They believed in the need to make their religion spread.
2. Economic opportunities:
the Europeans sought to improve their economies through discovering faster routes for trading, and also by acquiring more gold and spices.
3. glory (expansion of empires):
Among the Europeans there was a quest for global dominance.
