Chapter 5 Lesson 1

True or False:

You had to be 21 years or the head of the family to claim land as a homesteader.

• True

• False

True or False:

Homesteaders built log cabins instead of sod houses because there were plenty of trees in Nebraska.

• True

• False

True or False:

You had to build a house and make improvements to the land as a requirement to claim land as a homesteader.

• True

• False

True or False:

You had to live on the land for at least 10 years which was called "proving up" as a requirement to claim land as a homesteader.

• True

• False

True or False:

When your time as a homesteader was up, you had to pay $100 in fees to claim the land.

• True

• False

"Proving Up" the land means...

• solving difficult math problems at school.

• proving that you had $18 to pay the homesteader fees.

• living on the land for 5 years.

• showing others you can live in the difficult conditions of Nebraska in order to claim land as a homesteader.

One item homesteaders would make themselves is...

• refrigerators

• rope

• fireplaces

• clothes

One item homesteaders would make themselves is...

• candles

• irons for ironing clothes

• horseshoes

• microwaves

One item homesteaders would make themselves is...

• cars

• pens and pencils

• butter and cheese

• mixing bowls

Men made trips to the nearest town because...

• women usually stayed behind to take care of the children and house.

• the stuff they brought back was to heavy for anyone else to carry.

• women didn't know how to drive the car.

• only men were allowed to show at the mill and general store.