How did the Homestead Act provide opportunities for settlers? A. It awarded grants of land to people willing to move west and farm. B. It bought land from farmers who were struggling with debt. C. It paid the liens that kept tenant farmers and sharecroppers in debt. D. It gave loans to miners that allowed them to buy homes in the West

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27. How did the Homestead Act provide opportunities for settlers?
A. It awarded grants of land to people willing to move west and farm.
B. It bought land from farmers who were struggling with debt.
C. It paid the liens that kept tenant farmers and sharecroppers in debt.
D. It gave loans to miners that allowed them to buy homes in the West.

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