Gov. Support
Railroads
Closing the Frontier
Agricultural Ed.
100
What act did congress pass that offered free land to citizens?
Homestead Act.
100
What did the railroads open?
The west.
100
What did the census bureau declare the country didn't have anymore?
A frontier line.
100
What act gave federal land to the states to help finance agricultural colleges?
The Morrill Act of 1862 and 1890.
300
What was a person who moved from the post reconstruction south to Kansas called?
A speculator.
300
Who bought land from the railroad companies?
Farmers.
300
When did the government create Yellowstone National Park?
1872.
300
What did the government finance?
Agricultural education.
400
What percent of land was actually settled on by families?
10%.
400
Who was sent to Europe to recruit buyers?
Agents.
400
What did the department of the interior force railroads to do?
Give up western land holdings.
400
What act established agricultural experiment stations to inform farmers of new development?
The Hatch Act of 1887.
500
How many acres of land were offered during the homestead act?
160 acres.
500
Who did railroad companies sell their land to?
Farmers.
500
What did the government create in 1872?
Yellowstone National Park.
500
What did the Morrill Act do to help finance agricultural colleges?
The Morrill Act gave federal land to the states.
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