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What was the primary purpose of the Homestead Act of 1862?
What was the primary purpose of the Homestead Act of 1862?
- To provide economic opportunities for poor citizens and immigrants
- To encourage westward expansion and settlement of the Great Plains
- To strengthen the concept of the United States as a land of opportunity
- All of the above (correct)
How much land was offered to each eligible person under the Homestead Act?
How much land was offered to each eligible person under the Homestead Act?
- 80 acres
- 160 acres (correct)
- 320 acres
- 240 acres
What was the primary requirement for obtaining free land under the Homestead Act?
What was the primary requirement for obtaining free land under the Homestead Act?
- Having a certain amount of wealth
- Being a U.S. citizen
- Living on and cultivating the land for five years (correct)
- Paying a nominal fee
What territory did the United States acquire through the Adams-OnÃs Treaty of 1819?
What territory did the United States acquire through the Adams-OnÃs Treaty of 1819?
Which of the following was NOT a consequence of westward expansion in the decades leading up to the Civil War?
Which of the following was NOT a consequence of westward expansion in the decades leading up to the Civil War?
What did the United States agree to do as part of the Adams-OnÃs Treaty?
What did the United States agree to do as part of the Adams-OnÃs Treaty?
Which of the following statements about the Homestead Act is NOT true?
Which of the following statements about the Homestead Act is NOT true?
Who were the two primary negotiators of the Adams-OnÃs Treaty?
Who were the two primary negotiators of the Adams-OnÃs Treaty?
Which of the following was NOT a consequence of the Homestead Act?
Which of the following was NOT a consequence of the Homestead Act?
What was the primary reason for heightened sectional tensions between the North and the South in the decades leading up to the Civil War?
What was the primary reason for heightened sectional tensions between the North and the South in the decades leading up to the Civil War?
