AmerRep 17.3

Which act gave 160 acres of land to an individual who paid $10 filing fee?

• Morrill Land-Grant Act

• Land Rush Act

• Homestead Act

• Prairie Act

How many years were they required to live on the land?

• two

• three

• four

• five

Which is NOT a goal of the officials selling this land?

• prohibit cattle drives

• stability and growth

• economic opportunity

• selling goods made in the East

The Morrill Land-Grant Act gave states 30,000 acres of land for each senator so that with the money they could...

• provide federal fencing to prohibit cattle drives

• establish agricultural/mechanicalcolleges

• oversee the meatpacking industry

Which specific tribe was moved from the southeast to Indian Territory (now Oklahoma)?

• Shawnee

• Cherokee

• Sooners

• Navajo

During the Oklahoma Land Rush, those that illegally staked claims early were called...

The lack of THIS COMMODITY made the Plains farmers build houses out of grass and soil.

What was a drier, sturdier, and more comfortable house than a dugout?

Which resource was scarce to heat their soddies?

• corncobs

• hay

• buffalo chips

• wood

Which was NOT a problem due to the lack of wood?

• building fences

• building houses

• having shade form the heat

• heating houses