What did the Homestead Act of 1862 promise to potential migrants to the West?
A) 160 acres to any southerner who promised to defect from the Confederacy and move West
B) 160 acres free to any citizen or prospective citizen who settled on land west of the Mississippi River for five years
C) Free agricultural implements and enough money to live for one year to all citizens willing to cultivate land west of the Mississippi River
D) 160 acres to any citizen or prospective citizen at a guaranteed price of $2 an acre
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