Reconstruction OBJ 3

How was the Homestead Act appealing to many people?

• All Native Americans were required to move west so the land was available for U.S. Residents

• Land was cheap and people were allowed to get up to 160 Acres

• Gold was discovered in California so homesteaders traveled to the region

• Railroads meant that travel was quick

What negative impact did the Dawes Act have?

• destroyed the natural landscape

• cause American Indians to create Constitutions

• harmed the structure of the Indian Society

• Provided education to American Indians

Which Act dealt with educating the people in the Great Plains on agriculture and technology?

• Homestead Act

• Dawes Act

• Morrill Act

What area did the Homestead Act influence U.S. citizens to move to?

• The Great Plains

• Oregon Territory

• Rocky Mountains

• The Gulf Coast

What did the Dawes Act push the Native Americans to adopt?

• Bison Farming

• Government Jobs

• Agricultural and farming lifestyles

• Urban Lifestyles

What is the term associated with the absorption and integration of a certain lifestyle and culture?

• assimilation

• culture shock

• homesteading

• agriculture

Which Act was meant to assimilate the Native Americans?

• Homestead Act

• Morrill Act

• Dawes Act

The purpose of the Homestead Act was to promote which of the following?

• assimilation of Indians

• agricultural output

• education

• Manifest Destiny

Which Act established agricultural and mechanical colleges?

• Homestead Act

• Morrill Act

• Dawes Act