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Why were settlers willing to leave their homes and head west in the late 1800s?

They wanted to explore new lands.
Railroad contracts offered them the possibility of huge rewards.
They sought economic opportunity.
They hoped to settle peacefully with the Native Americans living there.

Answer :

Answer:

They sought economic opportunity.

Explanation:

The Homestead Act- Encourage settlers by granting 160 acres of free land to claimants, it allowed nearly any man or woman a "fair chance."

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