Homestead Act and Dawes Act

Compliance with the provisions of this law allowed a Native American to:

• enlist in the military.

• own property.

• create a sovereign government.

• become a U.S. citizen.

What was the main purpose of the Homestead Act?

• to bring an end to cattle drives
• to encourage settlement on the Great Plains
• to build the Transcontinental Railroad
• to provide a market for steel plows

The process where one person or group blends and becomes part of a larger group

• cultural diffusion

• amalgamation

• assimilation

• cultural absorption

Which of these did the Homestead Act do?

• Allowed settlers to build two-story homes

• Allowed settlers to settle into Florida

• Allowed settlers to claim 160 acres in the West for free

All of the following were effects of the government's policies on Native Americans EXCEPT:

• Native Americans were moved to reservations.

• Native Americans died from new diseases.

• Native Americans were paid well for their land.

• Native Americans were stripped of their culture due to assimilation.

What did Native Americans use the Buffalo for?

• Food

• Shelter

• Clothing

• All of the above

_____________________ signed the Homestead Act on May 20, 1862.

• Abraham Lincoln

• Thomas Jefferson

• Meriwether Lewis

• William Clark

The Homestead Act:

• Encouraged westward settlement

• Granted 160 acres to every head of household

• Created Native Tension

• was an act which granted land to Natives

What event was happening when the Homestead Act was passed

• Industrial Revolution

• Spanish American War

• Civil War

• Mexican American War

The Homestead Act had many goals. Select all that apply.

• to encourage settlement of the West

• to prepare for the Civil War

• to rebuild the economy after the Civil War

• to help African Americans and other poor people own land