Which of the following provided a great economic and social incentive for single women to move to the West? Select the two correct answers.

A.
the Chisholm Trail

B.
the Civil War

C.
Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show

D.
the Homestead Act of 1862

E.
the Land Rush of 1889

SAY THE CORRECT ANSWER AND EXPLAIN WHY, DON'T GUESS

The correct answers are D. the Homestead Act of 1862 and E. the Land Rush of 1889. The Homestead Act of 1862 allowed single women to claim up to 160 acres of land in the West, while the Land Rush of 1889 allowed single women to stake a claim on land in Oklahoma. Both of these provided a great economic and social incentive for single women to move to the West.