Chapter 5: Becoming a State

Which 3 things needed to be done for Nebraska to become a state? Select 3

• Create a constitution

• Make a new state government

• Ratify new amendments

• Ask U.S Congress for permission to be a state

• Vote for local government leaders

Why did Nebraska's leaders choose to put the state capital in the EAST? Select 3

• Democrats in the western part of the state wanted to rename the capital

• Nomadic Indian tribes sometimes raided western settlements

• The rivers in the western part of the state were too salty

• There were only a few stations in the western part of the state

• The land in the western part of the state were too dry to grow crops

What did the Homestead Act do?

• Allowed settlers to get land

• Allowed settlers to get a job

• Allowed settlers to move out of Nebraska

To claim land under the Homestead Act, you were required to pay a fee of _____.

• $1,000

• $100

• $18

• $180

To claim land under the Homestead Act, you were required to be ____ years old or the head of the household.

• 21

• 30

• 18

• 40

To claim land under the Homestead Act, you had to make improvements or a build a _____ on the land.

• Barn

• House

• School

To claim land under the Homestead Act, you were required to live on the land for _____.

• 5 years

• 1 year

• 10 years

• 6 months

Due to the Homestead Act being passed, what happened? Select 2

• Nebraska became a state

• Many Homesteaders and settlers moved to Nebraska

• Many people lost their jobs

• Slavery got worse in the north