In 1862, Congress Passed the _____, Which Offered 160 Acres

In 1862, Congress passed the _____, which offered 160 acres of free public land to any settler (including former slaves) who had never taken up arms against the federal government and who lived on the land for five years.

A) Morrill Land Grant College Act
B) First Confiscation Act
C) Confederate Conscription Act
D) Homestead Act
E) Second Confiscation Act