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The Homestead Act of 1862: Free Land on the Prairie
Explain how federal land grants encouraged farming settlement and transformed the Great Plains landscape.
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Westward Expansion and 19th Century Growth
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Analyze how territorial acquisitions, transportation innovations, and social movements reshaped the American nation.
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