Which statement best describes a major theme of Washington Irving's short story "Rip Van Winkle"?
A. Slavery does not agree with basic moral principles.
B. It can be very difficult to adapt to cultural changes.
C. Contact between different cultures can be destructive.
D. People should feel proud of their country's history.

B. It can be very difficult to adapt to cultural changes.

Expla

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