
THE HOMESTEAD ACT
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
_____________________ signed the Homestead Act on May 20, 1862.
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Jefferson
Meriwether Lewis
William Clark
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The law gave settlers the chance to get __________ acres of free land from the federal government
100
120
140
160
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did the government support homesteading?
to encourage trade with Canada
to encourage settlers to farm the western land
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Even for those who afford all of the supplies needed to farm the land, farming was NOT easy.
true
false
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An individual had to be at least _____ years old to claim land.
18
20
21
30
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the overall purpose of the Homestead Act?
Encourage people to migrate westward
To spread people out more
To keep people in the same place
To make everyone leave
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Homestead Act attempted to promote development of western lands by
creating a system of dams for crop migration
removing all restrictions on immigration
placing Native Americans on reservations
providing free land to settlers
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