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How did the homestead act of 1862 support settlement in the great plain?
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∙ 6y ago
The Homestead Act offered 160 acre farm plots for no cost.
Peyton Beahan
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∙ 11y agoThe Homestead Act helped to expand and develop the United States because it granted land for agriculture. It allowed people to acquire land west of the Mississippi River and to settle it. President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act on May 20, 1862.
What was the Homestead Act?
The Homestead Act was a way for the pioneers to get land. The government said that any USA. citizen who did not fight against the government could file an application to receive land.
A citizen could get up to 160 acres of land, as long as they were 21 years old or older. The pioneers had to live on the land and improve the new land over 5 years. They had to clear the land, build a home, and grow crops on the land. In addition, the pioneers had to show that they lived on the land. The citizen had to meet all of the requirements before they could claim the land. Therefore, this was a three fold process.
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plain farmers
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Exodusters
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i think they learn how to sew also how to clean animals skin.
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farming and building houses
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Here are some inventions that were important to the successful settlement of the great plains:RailroadWindmill
The Homestead act helped settle the great plain and put an end to the?
open range -just did the test got it right
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The entire area had very few trees
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Plains farmers
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Railroad companies and government forts
What is the settlement type for the serengeti plain?
It is a fine delicious settlement
Where likely to receive land provides by the homestead act?
Plain Farmers
What were likely to receive land by provided by the homestead act?
plain farmers
is mitchells plain an urban settlement?
maybe
Is mitchells plain a rural or an urban settlement?
urban
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it is a great plain state
