Which statement about the homestead act of 1862 is NOT true?

AIt was signed into law by president Abraham Lincoln
BIt guaranteed 160 acres of land to every homesteader.
CIt held homesteaders responsible for contributing to the completion of the transcontinental railroad.
DIt required homesteaders to improve the land they were granted.

Verified Answer :

"C) It held homesteaders responsible for contributing to the completion of the transcontinental railroad" is not true, since the act had to do only with land acquisition. 

Answer:

C. It held homesteaders responsible for contributing to the completion of the transcontinental railroad

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