Which was the most important reason for the greek colonization of the mediterranean and black sea areas between 800 and 600 b. c.? a. a shortage of land for the growing population in greece. b. the desire by greek monarchs to build overseas empires. c. religious conflicts caused persecuted groups to flee from greece. d. foreign invasions drove many people from the greek mainland.

i do believe its (d) it allowed the government to offer pioneers sixty acres of western land if they lived on it and made improvements to it.

explanation: signed into law in may 1862, the homestead act opened up settlement in the western united states, allowing any american, including freed slaves, to put in a claim for up to 160 free acres of federal land. by the end of the civil war, 15,000 homestead claims had been established, and more followed in the postwar years