Many Scandinavians immigrated to the United States as a result of the Homestead Act of 1862, which offered land to independent farmers. This is an example of a push factor, because turmoil in Scandinavia encouraged people to leave. push factor, because a new opportunity encouraged people to come to the US. pull factor, because turmoil in Scandinavia encouraged people to leave. pull factor, because a new opportunity encouraged people to come to the US.

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D. Push factors make people want to leave. Pull factors make people want to go there.

The answer is:

pull factor, because a new opportunity encouraged people to come to the US.

A pull factor is when something offers you an opportunity that makes oyu want to go there, in this example the United States were offering free land for those free men willing to come and farm it.