What was one key requirement that applicants had to meet to receive land under the homestead act? a. they had to live on the land all year long. b. they had to farm the land for five years in a row. c. they had to file a claim with a bank. d. they had to wheel portable cabins from plot to plot.

in the 1800s, locomotives powered by steam made transportation faster and cheaper. the resulting rapid growth of railroads led to the connection of the atlantic and pacific railroad in oklahoma city in 1897.

in the last years of the century, the improvement of steam-based engines the expansion and growth of railroads. this growth increased when the companies started to build and expand, such as the atlantic and pacific railroad, which connected new mexico with california, and missouri with oklahoma. many of these new networks were built in oklahoma, and these changes transportation henceforward.

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(b) britain had a much larger navy than the u.s.

(d) the u.s. had a small army compared to britain.