2. The American West 1862-76

What did the 1862 Homestead Act do?

• Gave settlers 180 acres of free land on the Great Plains if they farmed it for 5 years

• Gave settlers 160 acres of free land on the Great Plains if they farmed it for 5 years

• Gave settlers 160 acres of free land on the Great Plains if they farmed it for 1 year

• Gave settlers 360 acres of free land on the Great Plains if they farmed it for 5 years

What did the 1862 Pacific Railroad Act do?

• Organised the building of the first railroad in America

• Organised the building of the second transcontinental railroad to link the east and west coasts of America

• Organised the building of the first transcontinental railroad to link the east and west coasts of America

• Organised the building of the first transcontinental railroad to link the north and south coasts of America

When was the first transcontinental railroad opened?

• 1865

• 1867

• 1870

• 1869

Give a new method of farming which helped homesteaders to farm on the Great Plains?

• Dry farming

• Turkey Red Wheat

• Turkey White Wheat

• Wet farming

What did the 1873 Timber and Culture Act do?

• It gave homesteaders another 160 acres of free land if they promised to plant trees on one half of the land

• It gave homesteaders another 100 acres of free land if they promised to plant trees on one quarter of the land

• It gave homesteaders another 160 acres of free land if they promised to plant trees on one third of the land

• It gave homesteaders another 160 acres of free land if they promised to plant trees on one quarter of the land

How did the new settlements in the West try to deal with the problem of crime?

• Sheriffs and town marshals were elected by the people

• Judges and town marshals were elected by the people

• Sheriffs and vigilantes were elected by the people

• They did nothing to prevent the crime

Where did Texan cattle ranchers hope to move their cattle sell for $40 per cow?

• Chicago

• Texas

• New York

• San Francisco

Why did the cattle industry grow?

• Cow towns

• End of Civil War

• Railroad

• Setting up or ranches on the Great Plains

What was the name of the first cow town set up on the railroad?

• Chisholm

• Abilene

• Oregon

• Texas

Who were the first to recognise there were new markets West to sell their cows and set up their own cattle trail in 1866?

• Goodnight and Loving

• McCoy and Abilene

• Clark and Johnson

• Red Cloud and Little Crow