Isolationism, a proclamation that forbade foreign trade
The Homestead Act was enacted to help reduce poverty and reward persons who did fight on the side of the Confederacy during the Civil War while furthering western expansion.
It was open to any citizen or person wanting to become a citizen that did not fight against the government in the war.
For this act, gender did not matter as long as the person was head of a household or at least 21 years old.
They had to reside on the property for 5 years while improving it, such as clearing it, farming it and putting a proper home on it. They would receive the title at that time once they paid a registration fee. Another way for them to receive the title faster was if they lived on it for 6 months, with minor improvements and paid $1.25 per acre.
There was a lot more to it than that though. The individual had to sign agreements saying they never fought against the United States government, they couldn't owe debt, they had to be able to afford to clear, farm and build on the land for those five years. They then had to find people to sign acknowledgements that those improvements were actually done and the land wasn't abandoned.
English Dissenters<span> who had fled the volatile political environment in England. </span><span>The Pilgrims held </span>Calvinist<span> religious beliefs similar to the </span>Puritans<span> but, unlike many Puritans, maintained that their congregations needed to be </span>separated<span> from the </span>English state church<span>.</span>
The correct answer is Austria-Hungary
The borders of Austria and most European countries have been formed over hundreds of years. Whenever they could, rulers and dynasties sought to expand their domains. The Habsburg family, one of the most powerful in Europe, governed a large area that was named Austria. Over time, the region of Hungary, which was in the territory of the Habsburgs, began to demand more autonomy. In 1867, the Habsburgs were forced to divide their empire into two parts. Thus a new empire emerged, the Austro-Hungarian. The two nations formed a dual monarchy (one king for two countries), which remained until 1918.
