The intention of the Homestead Act was to provide undeveloped land as a solution to economic challenges that many faced in the United States. Which of the following was a flaw in the Act?

The Homestead Act did not allow women, African Americans, or immigrants to acquire land.
People could acquire land but could not afford the necessary tools, seed, and supplies to begin a farm.
Land available under the Homestead Act was not agriculturally fertile.
Railroad companies and other large corporations took advantage of the Act by acquiring land under false pretenses to further their profits.

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The Homestead Act was an act passed by the legislature of the United States and signed into law by president Abraham Lincoln in 1862, it provided with land to those who needed it, in exchange people would have to pay a small fee and live in the land they had acquired for 5 years before been given property of the land. The only flaw was that it didn´t allow women, slaves or immigrants to acquire land.

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Options:

☐ The Homestead Act did not allow women, African Americans, or immigrants to acquire land.

☐ People could acquire land but could not afford the necessary tools, seeds, and supplies to begin a farm.

☐ Land available under the Homestead Act was not agriculturally fertile.

☐ Railroad companies and other large corporations took advantage of the Act by acquiring land under false pretenses to further their profits.

✔Answer✔:

☑ The Homestead Act did not allow women, African Americans, or immigrants to acquire land.

☐ People could acquire land but could not afford the necessary tools, seeds, and supplies to begin a farm.

☐ Land available under the Homestead Act was not agriculturally fertile.

☐ Railroad companies and other large corporations took advantage of the Act by acquiring land under false pretenses to further their profits.

(The answer has a ☑ instead of a ☐)