How did the Homestead act have a social impact on the westward expansion?

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The notion that the United States government should give free land titles to settlers to encourage westward expansion became popular in the 1850s. The Homestead Act encouraged western migration by providing settlers with 160 acres of land in exchange for a nominal filing fee.

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checks and balances are needed to keep the government running smoothly, they allow the three branches of government to overrule one another so that one branch of government does not become too powerful.