Based on the Homestead Act, what was required to gain ownership of federal land?
Part 1 Review: Chapter 13: US History

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Paying a nominal fee to the government
Cultivating the land for five years
Serving in the U.S. military
Constructing a home and barn within one year
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the primary purpose of the Morrill Act?
To encourage settlers to move West
To create land-grant colleges focused on agricultural and mechanical education
To redistribute land from railroads to individual farmers
To subsidize the construction of the transcontinental railroad
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to the passage, why did the Populists support the coining of silver?
To reduce national debt
To create jobs for silver miners
To raise farm prices and ease farmers’ debts
To ensure equal wealth distribution
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was a key grievance of farmers in the late 19th century?
High tariffs on imported goods
Low wages for farm laborers
High freight rates charged by railroads
Lack of access to modern farming equipment
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did the Supreme Court rule in Munn v. Illinois (1877)?
States could regulate grain storage rates
The federal government alone could regulate railroads
Railroads were exempt from state laws
Farmers could set their own prices for crops
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the primary goal of the Dawes Act?
To return lands to Native American tribes
To assimilate Native Americans into white culture
To preserve Native American cultural practices
To establish reservations
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What event marked the end of significant armed resistance by Native Americans on the Great Plains?
The Battle of Little Bighorn
The Sand Creek Massacre
The Massacre at Wounded Knee
The Treaty of Fort Laramie
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