How did one become a landowner in the new territories of the u. s.? if you occupied it, you owned it. it belonged only to those who had fought in the revolutionary war. the government gave all land to the states. land was sold to earn money for the new government or awarded to certain people.

The correct answer is D) Land was sold to earn money for the new government or awarded to certain people.

A person became a landowner in the new territories of the U.S. in that land was sold to earn money for the new government or awarded to certain people.

The Homestead Act of May 20, 1862, offered land in the western US to any American citizen that wanted to work the fields and make that land productive. This program for public land was aimed to help farmers get some land to grow crops. The problem was that big portions of land felt in the hand of land speculators.

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