Which is the BEST description of the effect that the Homestead Act had on the American economy in the late 1800's?<br />
A) The Act had positive effect on the social status of minorities and immigrants in American society. <br />
B) The Homestead Act resulted in the near extinction of the western buffalo and had a tremendously negative impact on Native American culture. <br />
C) The Homestead Act created sectional tension between northern and southern politicians over the issue of slavery's expansion into new territories. <br />
D) While the east gradually became more and more urban and industrial, the farmlands of the west became the center of the nation's agricultural production.