How did the homestead act help the growth of the United States?

Question: How did the homestead act help the growth of the United States!?
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it gave land to many people for free which enabled to to start a life in the midwest/west!. This spread the population of the US further west and at the same time enable the country to have more food stuffs to eat!.Www@QuestionHome@Com