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Homesteading

Authored by Naomi Gutierrez

English

5th Grade

CCSS covered

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Homesteading
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What attracted the homesteaders to the new land?

Freedom of religion.

The land was at a low cost, and had good soil.

The land had many trees for shade.

The land had a river flowing through it.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.4.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why was the land at low cost?

No one wanted to live there.

Congress passed a law allowing anyone to claim 60 acres of land in the South.

Congress passed a law allowing anyone to claim 160 acres of land in the West.

It was bad land to live on with many rocks and tough soil.

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CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.4.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the narration tell you about the Dakota Territory?

It was the land of the free.

The land was all taken. No place to live.

The soil was rocky with stumps and roots. Bad for farming.

The soil is good. There are no stumps or roots to interfere with farming.

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CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.10

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why were the Great Plains once called the "Great American Desert?"

Settlers discovered that the weather was warm throughout the year.

Settlers found that the land produced fewer crops than they needed.

Early explorers thought that the land was worthless because it had no tress.

Early explorers noticed that the area received a limited amount of rainfall each year.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which sentence best summarizes the results of the Homestead Act?

It encouraged people to get married and start families.

It allowed people to move to the Midwest and the Pacific Coast.

It encouraged people to visit the United States and consider staying.

It allowed people to earn a living and help develop the young country.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The video includes a picture of a large crowd at a train station. Which idea does this picture help explain?

The Homestead Act made land open to everyone, not just the rich and powerful.

After the Homestead Act, the plains became so crowded that people headed back east.

The Homestead Act was supported by Abraham Lincoln, so many people wanted to thank him.

Before the Homestead Act, many people were unhappy with how Congress planned to use the land.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the primary reason people moved to the Great Plains?

to teach people how to become homesteaders

to get land at a low cost

to escape the boredom of the city

to start new businesses

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.4.9

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