What were the three requirements of the homestead act if someone wanted to take advantage of its offer? fill out an application make land improvements serve in the military one year pay two dollars an acre build a house on the land file a deed of ownership

make land improvements

fill out an application

file a deed of ownership

Fill out an application, Make land improvement, Build a house on the land and file a deed of ownership are the correct answer.

Explanation:

Homestead act (1862) provided the adult citizens who never bore arms against the US government to claim 160 acres of surveyed government lands. The claimants had to improve the land by building a house and cultivate it. And after five years the tiller was allowed to own the property with a small registration fee. The land title could also be owned after six months of residency and land improvements, but one had to pay a nominal fee of 1.25 dollars per acre.