Reconstruction and the West

This act of the government gave 150 acres of land for free to encourage settlement of the west.

• The Homestead Act

• Subsidies

• The Transcontinental Railroad

• The 13th Amendment

Which organization was set up to help former slaves acclimate to life after slavery?

• The Homestead Act

• The Freedman's Bureau

• The 13th Amendment

• The Red Cross

A free grant of land or money given to railroad companies to help them build.

• Subsidies

• Homesteaders

• Sodbusters

• Sooners

Farmers who had to cut through thick grass to build homes.

• Sodbusters

• Subsidies

• Freedmen

• Cowboys

This act gave away 150 acres of free land if you met certain criteria.

• The Homestead Act

• The Freedmen's Bureau

• The 15th Amendment

• The Farm Act

Made travel cross country easier, faster, and cheaper.

• The invention of automobiles

• The Mississippi River

• The pony express

• The transcontinental railroad

Which amendment ended slavery?

• The 13th

• The 14th

• The 15th

Which amendment established the rights of citizens?

• The 13th

• The 14th

• The 15th

Which amendment gave black men the right to vote?

• The 13th

• The 14th

• The 15th

Which of the following groups was the most involved in building the transcontinental railroad?

• Civil War veterans

• immigrants

• Native Americans

• migrant workers