What was the Homestead Act of 1862? A) an act that offered 160 acres to any person who could improve and live on the land for 5 years.

B) an Act that removed American Indians from their homes in Oklahoma and moved them to reservations

C) an Act that gave 160 acres to American males who promised to live on the land and take care of it

D) an Act that forced Mormons to give up polygamy and stop their efforts to make their own political party

E) an Act that attempted to get American Indians to become landowners