Homesteaders

Question 1

Under the Homestead Act, an applicant who was not a US citizen could receive a parcel of land if he or she

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had filed for US citizenship.

Question 2

How did the majority of homesteaders build homes on the prairie in the late 1800s?

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They constructed homes out of sod from the area.

Question 3

What was the main challenge of growing crops in much of the Great Plains in the 1800s?

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frequent droughts

Question 4

In the late 1800s, homesteaders sparked the American economy by

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creating new markets.

Question 5

Which of these groups benefited from the 1862 Homestead Act?

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single men

Question 6

Which area did the 1862 Homestead Act relate to?

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the Great Plains

Question 7

An individual who received a parcel of land under the Homestead Act had to live on that land for at least

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five years.

Question 8

Under the Homestead Act, a homesteader was required to improve a parcel of land by:

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building a house and bettering the land.

Question 9

How did the arrival of homesteaders impact the American Indians of the Great Plains?

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The American Indians were pushed off their land and relocated to reservations.

Question 10

The Homestead Act greatly impacted the American Indians of the Great Plains by

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creating a drain on the food, clothing, and shelter of American Indians.

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