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The federal government needed to regulate the settlement of western lands to what nova net?
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Federal government needed to regulate the settlement of western lands why?
Regulation was needed for revenue (taxes and land sales) and because of rampant crime.Regulation was needed for revenue (taxes and land sales) and because of rampant crime.The federal government needed to regulate the settlement of western lands primarily to prevent other European nations from purchasing the land.
How did the federal government encourage western settlement?
The Federal government encouraged western settlement with the Homestead Act. This was a government policy that said that people who were willing to settle western land would be given large sections of land very cheap.
How did the federal government encourage western settlememt?
One way the federal government encouraged Western settlement was by expanding railroads. The US Congress also passed the Morrill Land-Grant Act of 1862.
what was is the purpose of the homestead act?
The Homestead Act of 1862 was meant to encourage settlers to western lands and create farmlands. The US government would allow settlers from the East to claim Federal western lands to farming if they met certain requirements. When these requirements were accomplished, the settlers would have free land from the US government.
Who stimulated western settlement?
The Homestead Act is what stimulated the western settlement.
Why did the government need to regulate the settlement of western lands?
Management of U.S. territories is the responsibility of the federal government. The U.S. Constitution, Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 states "The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims of the United States, or of any particular State."
To what geographic feature did the western land claims extend?
Ceded its western claim that extended Mississippi River to the Federal Government.
The federal government's western lands policy during Monroe's presidency?
the business community
What did Washington do when farmers in western Pennsylvania challenged the authority of new federal government by the action known as the whiskey rebellion?
He used the authority of the federal government to put down the rebellion
Where did the first significant internal challenge to the authority of the new federal government occur?
western pennsylvania
How did German immigrant craft workers contribute to western settlement?
They contributed to the Quakers in in the western settlement
Where Did The First Settlement Come From?
The first settlement in Western Australia was by the British.
