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What deal gave settlers a chance to not only prosper financially but stake a claim in the land while they still could?
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The Homestead Act gave settlers a chance to not only prosper financially but to stake a claim in the land while they still could. They were supposed to build on the land and plant crops.
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∙ 9y agoThe Homestead Act gave settlers a chance to not only prosper financially but to stake a claim in the land while they still could. They were supposed to build on the land and plant crops.
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This deal gave settlers a chance to not only prosper financially but stake a claim in the land while they still could.?
The Homestead Act gave settlers a chance to not only prosper financially but to stake a claim in the land while they still could. They were supposed to build on the land and plant crops.
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.
How would you compare France's colonizing efforts in the New World with Spain's and England's efforts?
France laid claim to large parts of the New World but did not send settlers to most parts of its territory. Meanwhile, the English and Spanish colonies in North America quickly became filled with European settlers.
How did the Manifest Destiny alter people's lives in the US?
Manifest Destiny gave the people a chance to move west and claim land with the support of the government.
Why would the Native Americans claim the same private property rights as Western settlers?
The native Americans did not claim the same land. The US government promised them that land and then broke it and sold it to the highest paying settler. That's the same story as the Cherokee Strip (also known as Oklahoma) and most of Texas.Lexi
This deal gave settlers a chance to not only prosper financially but stake a claim in the land while they still could.?
The Homestead Act gave settlers a chance to not only prosper financially but to stake a claim in the land while they still could. They were supposed to build on the land and plant crops.
What happened to the settlers began to claim Indian lands in the southeast?
Spain allowed the settlers to live in their colonies.
What happened as settlers began to claim Indian lands in the southeast'?
Spain allowed the settlers to live in their colonies.
How did the American settlers in the claim their land?
they put flags down
Sooners were settlers who jumped the gun in order to?
Claim land in Oklahoma
What could settlers claim under the homestead act?
160 acres of land
How did the American settlers in the Midwest claim their land?
the settlers who came to the Midwestern U.S. used the land for cattle grazing and for farming
What attracted settlers to California in 1849?
settlers came to California to claim more land for their country
What are the two bishops worried about?
to justify Henry's claim to the French crown and to rouse a war that will benefit the Church and themselves financially.
Why do infants get social security cards?
This is done so that their parents can claim them as dependents on their income tax returns. This benefits the parents financially.
Things that made early settlers move west?
The things that made settlers move to the west was gold.ANS 2 - I'm not American, but my view of history was that most settlers moved west to claim their own farmland in the new territories.
What happened as settler began to claim Indian land in southeast?
Spain allowed the settlers to live in their colonies.
