Question

The Homestead Act provided land ownership to those who built improvements on the land and lived on it for ____________________ years. Hide answer choices ​five ​seven ​ten ​twelve ​fifteen

Answer 1

ANSWER: 5

The Homestead Acts had few qualifying requirements. A homesteader had to be the head of the household or at least twenty-one years old. They had to live on the designated land, build a home, make improvements, and farm it for a minimum of five years.