Homestead act of 1862

Who could claim land under the Homestead act?

• Men only
• Women
• African Americans
• Anyone

What was discovered in California in 1849?

• Silver
• Gold
• Migrants
• Timber

African Americans that moved west to claim land under the Homestead act of 1862 were called _____

• Freedmen
• Exodusters
• Westies
• Reconstruction

How many acres could you get from the Homestead act?

• 50
• 100
• 160

How long did you have to farm the land to keep it under the Homestead act?

• 1
• 5
• 10

How did people move west?

• Horse and Wagon
• Railroad
• Steamship
• all of the above

The transcontinental railroad ______

• connected east and west
• connected north and south

where are the Great Plains?

• East coast
• Central US
• West coast

what technology helped grow the Cattle industry?

• Telegraphs

• Railroad

• Phones

• planes

What ethnic group helped to build the Railroad industry?

• Chinese

• Germans

• Native Americas

• Slavs