Homesteaders and the Transcontinental Railroad

Question 1

The first attempts to create a transcontinental railroad failed in part because

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Congress could not agree on where the line would run.

Question 2

The Pacific Railroad Act of 1862

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called for two companies to build the line from two different directions.

Question 3

The railroad was officially completed.

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1869

Question 4

President Lincoln signed a law to officially support the railroad.

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1862

Question 5

In exchange for constructing the railroad, the railroad companies received .

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land

Question 6

What was the Homestead Act?

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Law that granted land to settlers who met certain criteria

Question 7

Which of these events were effects of the Homestead Act? Check all of the boxes that apply.

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Settlers continued to push onto American Indian lands.; Land speculators made profits by making land claims.; Millions of acres of US public land were claimed.

Question 8

How did the railroads make money from this arrangement?

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They sold the land to settlers and investors.

Question 9

Which of these characteristics did a homesteader need in order to take advantage of the Homestead Act? Check all that apply.

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Be twenty-one years old or the head of a family; Be a US citizen or have filed for US citizenship; Be able to live on and improve the land for at least five years

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