What was the main purpose of the Homestead Act?
Homestead Act and Westward Expansion
Flashcard
•
Social Studies
•
8th Grade
•
Hard
Quizizz Content
FREE Resource
Student preview
5 questions
Show all answers
1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Back
to encourage settlement on the Great Plains
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Which of these did the Homestead Act do? Allowed settlers to build two-story homes, Allowed settlers to settle into Florida, Allowed settlers to claim 160 acres in the West for free
Back
Allowed settlers to claim 160 acres in the West for free
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
As a result of more migration out west more______ began to form.
Back
Major Cities, Railroads, Improved agricultural land
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Which law forced Native Americans to farm land or sell it? Options: Sherman Antitrust Act, Stamp Act, Great Plains Act, Dawes Act
Back
Dawes Act
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
An impact of the Homestead Act and Dawes Act is that it
Back
took Native Lands
Similar Resources on Quizizz
10 questions
Reconstruction Era
Flashcard
•
8th Grade
7 questions
Age of Jackson STAAR Questions
Flashcard
•
8th Grade
5 questions
Dawes Act
Flashcard
•
6th - 8th Grade
6 questions
US Government and American Indians
Flashcard
•
KG
7 questions
Reconstruction POP FLASHCARD
Flashcard
•
8th Grade
5 questions
Civil War
Flashcard
•
10th Grade
10 questions
Dawes Act
Flashcard
•
6th - 8th Grade
9 questions
8.28 Exit ticket - TN Statehood
Flashcard
•
8th Grade
Popular Resources on Quizizz
15 questions
Character Analysis
Quiz
•
4th Grade
17 questions
Chapter 12 - Doing the Right Thing
Quiz
•
9th - 12th Grade
10 questions
American Flag
Quiz
•
1st - 2nd Grade
20 questions
Reading Comprehension
Quiz
•
5th Grade
30 questions
Linear Inequalities
Quiz
•
9th - 12th Grade
20 questions
Types of Credit
Quiz
•
9th - 12th Grade
18 questions
Full S.T.E.A.M. Ahead Summer Academy Pre-Test 24-25
Quiz
•
5th Grade
14 questions
Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
Quiz
•
6th - 8th Grade