Why was Miguel Hidalgo seen as such an important figure in Mexico’s War of Independence? A. He was a weatlhy landowner who provided the much-needed funds for raising an army to fight for independence.
B. He was a little-known priest whose fervent prayers and sermons inspired many in the region to take up the cause of freedom.
C. He was a powerful figure in the Spanish government who negotiated independence for several Latin American nations.
D. He was a poor Catholic priest who was executed after leading a peasant revolt against the Spanish army.

The answer is B. He was also an Mexican leader too!

i do believe its (d) it allowed the government to offer pioneers sixty acres of western land if they lived on it and made improvements to it.

explanation: signed into law in may 1862, the homestead act opened up settlement in the western united states, allowing any american, including freed slaves, to put in a claim for up to 160 free acres of federal land. by the end of the civil war, 15,000 homestead claims had been established, and more followed in the postwar years

the emancipation proclamation was the aim of the war change to include the freeing of slaves in addition to preserving the union. the 13th amendment, which abolished slavery in the u.s. was passed on december 6th 1865.

as promised, lincoln waited to unveil the proclamation until he could do so with success from the union military advance. on september 22nd 1862, after a victory at antietam, he publicly announced a preliminary emancipation proclamation, declaring all slaves free in the rebellious states as of january 1st 1863.