Homestead Act and Westward Expansion

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What was the main purpose of the Homestead Act?

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to encourage settlement on the Great Plains

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Which of these did the Homestead Act do? Allowed settlers to build two-story homes, Allowed settlers to settle into Florida, Allowed settlers to claim 160 acres in the West for free

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Allowed settlers to claim 160 acres in the West for free

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As a result of more migration out west more______ began to form.

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Major Cities, Railroads, Improved agricultural land

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Which law forced Native Americans to farm land or sell it? Options: Sherman Antitrust Act, Stamp Act, Great Plains Act, Dawes Act

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Dawes Act

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An impact of the Homestead Act and Dawes Act is that it

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took Native Lands