The homestead act and grants of land to railroads were used to?

Improve settlement of the Louisiana purchase and the west

Settlement of the Louisiana purchase and the west

Answer:

The Civil War legislation helped changed the economy of the nation by (B) the introduction of income tax, the Homestead Act, the granting of land to railroad  companies.

Explanation:

The Homestead act allowed Western immigration by giving 160 acres of public land to settlers. In return, homeowners paid a small deposit fee and before acquiring the land ownership they were required to complete a five-year stay. Homeowners had given the option to purchase land from the government after completing six months of their residence at an acre costs around $1.25 . The Homestead Act resulted in 80 million acres of public distribution.

Also, the granting of land railroad companies allowed the trade of many goods and opened the chance of raw materials to reach factories in the east and all the states, not to mention the high job opportunities, improving by that the growth of the economy.  

D. encourage settlement of the west

Explanation:

The homestead act and grant of land to railroad signed on May 20, 1862 by President Abraham Lincoln, involved the provision of lands, about 160 acres to settlers and the grant of lands for the construction of railroad, this was aimed at encouraging settlement of the west.

The Homestead Act and grants of land to railroads were used to (4) encourage settlement of the West. This was used because northerners wanted land to be owned in the western part of the United States. They wanted this through means that were different than southerners, where southerners had plantations run due to slave labor, and the farmers who owned land in the west were European immigrants who had moved across the United States to the west.