history of agriculture review

How many acres of land did the Homestead Act grant?

• 70 acres

• 20 acres

• 160 acres

• 200 acres

What year was the Hatch Act approved?

• 1982

• 1887

• 1901

• 1889

What was the purpose of the General Agreement of Tariffs and Trade? (GATT)

• To demote international trade by removing trade barriers.

• To promote international trade by adding trade barriers.

• To promote national trade in America by removing trade barriers.

• To promote international trade by removing trade barriers.

What year was the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) established?

• 1862

• 1889

• 1902

• 1893

What was the purpose of the Smith-Hughes Vocational Education Act?

• To promote agriculture in schools.

• To promote agriculture in workplaces.

• To demote agriculture in schools.

• To demote agriculture in workplaces.

What did the Smith-Lever Agricultural Extension Act accomplish?

• It got rid of school funding for agricultural programs.

• It funded schools with money for agricultural programs.

• It funded workplaces with money for agricultural programs.

• It got rid of workplace funding for agricultural programs.

The purpose of the Morrill Land-Grant College Act was to administer agricultural colleges around the nation.

• True

• False

Domestication is the human use of wild animals.

• True

• False

What does genetic engineering mean?

• The deliberate modification of an organism's genes.

• The accidental modification of an organism's genes.

• The accidental modification of an organism's cells.

What does biotechnology mean?

• The accidental exploitation of organisms, usually for an industrial purpose.

• The exploitation of organisms, usually for an industrial purpose.