Describe and explain the PURPOSE of the Homestead In your own words

President Abraham Lincoln signed the law on May 20, 1862,

The Homestead Act encouraged Western migration by providing settlers 160 acres of public land. In exchange, homesteaders paid a small fee and it was essential to complete five years of continuous residence before receiving ownership of the land.

Explanation:

a governess was mean to her.

explanation:

although world war i began in 1914, the united states did not join the war until 1917. the additional firepower, resources, and soldiers of the u.s. to tip the balance of the war in favor of the allies. remaining neutral. when war broke out in 1914, the united states had a policy of neutrality.