Vocab
What is migration?
Move from one place to another
What was the Homestead Act?
a deal for people to earn free land in the west through work
Name a reason people started moving west
overcrowding
have their own land
new jobs
adventure
What did Germans contribute to Iowa?
Shooting societies
turners
farming
What is a cause?
A person or thing that gives rise to an action
(the thing that happens that has effects)
Name a requirement of the Homestead Act
$18
any American
5 years of work
head of house of 21
What happened to Native Americans as people moved west?
They were kicked off their land
What did Scandanavians contribute to Iowa?
Wedding outfits
churches
runestone
What is an effect?
A change that happens because of a cause
What is a pro of the Homestead Act?
Get land
free
Adventure
new people
Why was moving west so difficult?
Harsh weather
long travel
illness
How did Native Americans contribute to Iowa?
Meskwaki
What is the midwest?
The middle part of the United States
Work for free
$18
be 21
Not all good land
How did African Americans contribute to Iowa?
Buxton
coal mining
integration
What is a homestead?
a house, especially a farmhouse and outbuildings
How did the Homestead Act impact Iowa?
More immigrants to Iowa
Native Americans had to move