Settling the West Review (Quiz 2)

What year was the Homestead Act signed?

• 1848

• 1862

• 1854

• 1872

Answer explanation

The correct year when the Homestead Act was signed is 1862.

Who signed the Homestead Act into law?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

• Ulysses S. Grant

Answer explanation

Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act into law, making him the correct choice among the options provided.

How many acres of land were offered to applicants under the Homestead Act?

• 160 acres

• 50 acres

• 100 acres

• 200 acres

Answer explanation

Applicants under the Homestead Act were offered 160 acres of land, making the correct answer choice 160 acres.

What was a key requirement for applicants of the Homestead Act?

• Must be under 21

• Must be a southern rebel

• Must lease the land to others

• Must farm the land for five years

Answer explanation

The key requirement for applicants of the Homestead Act was to farm the land for five years, making this the correct choice.

Who were eligible to apply for land under the Homestead Act?

• Only white men

• Only freed slaves

• Only native Americans

• Women, freed blacks, immigrants, and white men

Answer explanation

The correct choice is women, freed blacks, immigrants, and white men who were eligible to apply for land under the Homestead Act.

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

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

The Dawes Act...

• Allowed the Plains indians to continue their tribal traditions of following the buffalo herds
• divided the plains Indians tribal lands into family plots as a way to encourage assimilation
• provided 160 acres of free land to white settlers
• established the route for the Transcontinental railroad