Homestead Act, RR & Agriculture

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How did the Homestead Act encourage settlement in Kansas?

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It encouraged the idea of owning your own land.

Front

Where did most of the new settlers to Kansas come from?

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states back East

Front

What did most settlers use on the plains for fuel?

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buffalo chips

Front

Poor African Americans from the deep south who came to Kansas by the thousands were called...

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Exodusters

Front

Up to how many acres of land could be claimed under the Homestead Act?

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160 acres

Front

How much did an acre of land cost under the Preemption, Timber Culture and Homestead Act?

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$1.25

Front

Claiming 160 acres of land and showing improvements after 5 years =

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Homestead Act

Front

Under the Homestead Act, you need to show _________ after 5 years to receive the title to the land.

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improvements

Front

To claim the land free under the Homestead Act, you had _______.

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to live and cultivate the land for 5 years

Front

What increased the population of Kansas greatly in the late 1800s? Options: Timber Culture Act, Indian Removal Act, Homestead Act, Preemption Act

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Homestead Act