The Homestead Act
The Homestead Act gave settlers this many acres of land
160
What is the name of the railroad company that started in the East and built West
The Union Pacific
This amendment ended slavery in the United States.
13th Amendment
This Reconstruction President was the first president impeached
Andrew Johnson
Who was the first individual to receive land from the Homestead Act
Daniel Freedman
To keep their land, settlers had to live on it and improve it for this many years.
5 years
This group of immigrants made up much of the Central Pacific’s workforce.
Chinese Immigrants
This government agency was created to help freedmen by providing food, education, and job training after the Civil War.
Freedmans Bureau
As the 18th president during Reconstruction, he worked to protect the rights of freedmen and fight the Ku Klux Klan. (Mr.Valerio's Favorite President)
Ulysses S. Grant
These settlers moved west to claim free land offered by the government.
Homesteaders
This president signed the Homestead Act into law.
Abraham Lincoln
The Transcontinental Railroad connected the East and West at this location.
Promontory Point, Utah
This amendment made everyone born in the U.S. a citizen and guaranteed equal protection under the law.
14th Amendment
This is the first president assassinated
Abraham Lincoln
Because of the lack of wood, what were most homes made of in the Great Plains?
Sod
Many homesteaders failed because of these tough living conditions.
droughts, bad soil, or harsh weather?
What is the name of the railroad company that started in the West and built East
The Central Pacific
These laws were created in the South to limit the rights and freedoms of newly freed African Americans.
Black Codes and/or Jim Crow Laws
This formerly enslaved man became one of the most famous abolitionists and speakers for equal rights.
Frederick Douglas
True or False: The Homestead Act could be claimed by Man or Woman, Black or White?
True
This year the Homestead Act was signed into law.
1862
What was the final Transcontinental railroad spike made out of?
Gold
This amendment gave African American men the right to vote.
15th Amendment
He was the first African American to serve in the United States Senate.
Hiram Revels
What is the Name of Mr.Valerio's Fiance!
Sydney!