Settlement of the Great Plains

1. What did the U.S. government provide to individuals based on the Homestead Act of 1862?

2. What were the 5 requirements for an individual to be eligible?

3. How did the Homestead Act of 1862 impact the population of the Great Plains?

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Turn to a shoulder partner and discuss the following questions:

Process Time

Quietly write your answer to the following question on the left page of your journal:

In 1-2 complete sentences, how did the Homestead Act of 1862 impact the population of the Great Plains?

Be prepared to share out!

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1. How did the Pacific Railway Act impact homesteaders (people moving out west)?

2. How did the Pacific Railway Act make farming in the Great Plains more viable?

Turn to a shoulder partner and discuss the following questions:

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Multiple Choice

Why do reservations like those identified on this map exist?

• The U.S. government created them in response to growing tensions between white settlers and Native Americans.

• The U.S. government allowed Native Americans to create reservations so that they could live closer to each other.

• Railroad companies forced Native Americans to live on reservations.

• Reservations were created because that is where all the buffalo lived.