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The Homestead Act allowed people to claim and settle land in the Great Plains so long as they?
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How long did it take for people to settle in the great plains?
30 years
What allowed the first people to settle?
Farming allowed the first people in settle in one location. Before farming, people had to hunt for their food, which meant they were constantly on the move.
Why did the pioneers want to go and settle great plains?
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Why did the Native Americans settle in the Midwest?
To leave poverty behind, many people moved to the open plains and prairies of the Midwest. The United States government attracted settlers to this region with the homestead act of 1862.
What did the European immigrants tend to do in the great plains?
Form tight knit ethnically distinctive communities, seek full assimilation into the American communities, look for secluded areas to form colonies, add to the violence and instability of the west, or settle as individual families isolated on a solitary homestead.
People willing to settle the plains were given 160?
homestead act
People willing to settle the plains were given 160 acres as a result of the?
Homestead Act
The Homestead Act helped settle the Great Plains and put an end?
The Homestead Act helped settle the Great Plains and put an end to the?ears, Under the Homestead Act, passed in 1862, the government offered farm plots of 160 acres to anyone willing to live on the hland for five years, dig a well, and build a road.
The Homestead Act helped settle the Great Plains and put an end to the?
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What was the reason why congress passsed the homestead act?
They wanted people to move west and settle.
How long did it take for people to settle in the great plains?
30 years
What allowed the first people to settle?
Farming allowed the first people in settle in one location. Before farming, people had to hunt for their food, which meant they were constantly on the move.
The intent of the Homestead Act was to?
The Homestead Act gave acres of western land to anyone who promised to work the land for five years. This encouraged many immigrants to come to the United States and help settle the West.
Why did a few people settle in the Great Plains of US at first?
Because there were few trees
Where early people were likely to settle?
On the plains of river valleys which were fertile and well watered.
Do you think Congress wanted people to settle on the great plains?
No
What is the Forest Homestead Act?
Forest Homestead Act of 1906The Forest Homestead Act of June 11, 1906, allowed people to settle on land primarily suited for agriculture located within the national forests. The act was intended to quiet the protests of those unhappy with the inclusion of non-forest lands within the forest reserves and also to attract "a superior type of homesteader" to the Forest who would help protect its resources.
