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Both the Homestead Act (1862) and the Pacific

Railway Act (1862) were efforts by the federal

government to

(1) provide land to minority groups

(2) resolve conflicts with Native American

Indians

(3) encourage settlement west of the Mississippi

River

(4) support settlement of former plantation lands

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Both the Homestead Act (1862) and the Pacific Railway Act (1862) were efforts by the federal government to "(3) encourage settlement west of the Mississippi
River"

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