Homesteading
What was a homesteader?
The people who came here for free land.
Nebraska is the ___ state. (number)
37th
What city was chosen/named as the first state capital?
Lincoln
What was going to school like on the homestead?
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What is the type of house that homesteaders built to live in?
Sod house
How many acres could they get under the Homestead Act?
160 acres
Who could vote on statehood?
White men and African American men
Which president was the capital named after?
Abraham Lincoln
Why was it difficult to keep their sod house clean?
Made of dirt, turned to mud, bugs, snakes, etc.
How many years did you have to stay on the land, called proving up?
5 years
What were TWO requirements in order to claim the land?
1. Be 21 years old/Head of family
2. Live on the land for five years, called "proving up"
3. Build a house/make improvements
4. Pay $18 in fees
What year did Nebraska become a state?
1867
How many capital buildings did they build?
3
How did homesteaders stay warm in the cold winters?
Kept a fire burning in the stove and gathered "buffalo chips."
What were three different groups of people who came to Nebraska to claim land?
Civil War soldiers, African American settlers and immigrants.
What were some challenges homesteaders faced that made them "go busted?"
What is our state motto?
Equality Before the Law
Which political party decided the name Lincoln?
Republicans
What were three things they could buy at the general store?
Buttons, cloth, seeds, etc.
What are two countries that immigrants came from to Nebraska for land?
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The Homestead Act made land available on what day?
January 1, 1863
2. They had to make a new state govt.
3. They had to ask US Congress for permission to become a state.
Why was Lancaster chosen as the capital?
It's made of salt which is good for cooking or Ashland had mosquitos and Yankee Hill had ice cream.
Farmers went to mills in towns so they could...
grind their wheat and corn into flour.
Who was Solomon Butcher?
Photographer of many Nebraska homesteads.