Effect on Native Americans
What animal had a decrease in population and how did it Affect the Native Americans?
What is Buffalo and they needed it for food and clothing.
What were the people who moved across the country called?
What are homesteaders.
What year was the Homestead Act passed?
What is 1862
Why was it created?
What was to better the status of the country.
What was the climate like in the west?
What is Dry climate.
What was planted in the Native American land?
What is non-native crops
What animals were used to help move these people across the country?
What are horses.
Who was the president when the Homestead Act was put in place?
Who is Abraham Lincoln.
During what war was the Homestead Act put in place?
What is the Civil War.
Which side of America often had no laws?
What is the West.
What was the reason there was little water on the Native American land?
What is Water Redirection
Did most people have lots of free time when they moved in?
What is no. People were forced to build on their land since the land they were on was empty.
What month did the house briefly discuss the Homestead Issue?
What is December.
What did it grant any adult or intended citizen?
What was 160 acres of government land.
What was the east like structurally?
What is developed cities.
What was built on the Native Americans land that prevented them from movement?
What is Fences
How many years were required in order to keep the land?
What is 5 years.
What side of the country opposed to the Homestead Bills that were previously passed?
What is the South.
Was the homestead act applicable to the poor aswell?
What is Yes.
What was one average job that West normally had?
What were miners or cattle raisers.
The Americans were bringing more of what kind of animals?
What is Domesticated
Who was the first Homesteader?
Who was Daniel Freeman.
What was the house pre-occupied with, so that they did not get to the topic of the Homestead Act?
What is Civil War related legislation.
What were people with the land required to do on it?
What is improve it and live on it.
What were 3 average jobs for people in the East?
What are blacksmiths, carpenters, serviceman.