Homestead Act

Homestead Act

11th Grade

10 Qs

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Homestead Act

Homestead Act

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History

11th 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 SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the Homestead Act give to U.S. citizens?

Cash

Food

Land

Wood to build homes

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

|A law that gave settlers 160 acres of land for $18

homesteaders

drought

Homestead Act

Proclamation

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What nickname was given to people who snuck onto land to claim it early?

Okies

Landers

Sneakers

Sooners

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Homestead Act encouraged people to move West because it..

established ranching towns for cattle drivers.
offered free land to those willing to farm it.
offered land to gold prospectors.
promised protection from Native Americans.

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