Getting Land in Kansas

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Social Studies
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7th Grade
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
The Homestead Act was when the United States gave away ___________ to settlers.
Back
plots of land
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
In 1869, the Transcontinental Railroad was finished. It made traveling out west much quicker than ever before. True or False?
Back
True
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Which of the following connected the Eastern US to the Western US? Erie Canal, Mississippi River, Transcontinental Railroad, Gulf of Mexico
Back
Transcontinental Railroad
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
When the government gave public lands to the railroad it was:
Back
An incentive for the railroads to build where they would not otherwise build.
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Cultivating farmland owned by someone else.
Back
Tenant Farming
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
A method to obtain land without having to purchase it by living on it and making improvements over a five year period.
Back
Homestead Act
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
A method to obtain land by planting a large number of trees and then purchasing that land at $1.25 an acre.
Back
Timber Culture Act
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