Read the passage.Although the Dakota Territory was organized in 1861, the population was quite small, and the majority of the population were Indigenous People. The Homestead Act of 1862 drew homesteaders, and soon large cattle ranches were proving to Americans that farmers could be successful in the northern Great Plains. Transportation became easier between 1871 and 1889, when more than two thousand lines of railroad track were laid across the state. The effect on the population was dramatic. In 1860 the white population of North Dakota was 2,576. By 1889, that number had jumped to 191,000. Both North Dakota and South Dakota were able to apply for statehood.According to the passage, which factors contributed to North Dakota and South Dakota becoming states? Choose three answers.
How did the completion of the transcontinental railroad change the lives of American citizens?
How did Abraham Lincoln affect the construction of the transcontinental railroad?
One modern town that was originally built to serve the railroads was
What did the Homestead Act of 1862 make possible for millions of people to achieve- including former slaves, women, immigrants, and men?
How were the conflicts between homesteaders and Indigenous People resolved in the wake of the Homestead Act?
Materials used to build the Central Pacific Railroad were shipped
How did the transcontinental railroad affect US commerce?
An individual who received a parcel of land under the Homestead Act had to live on that land for at least
What did the Homestead Act grant to homesteaders?
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