What did the Homestead Act grant to homesteaders?
In the 1840s, the main argument in Congress over the transcontinental railroad concerned
Read the passage.Although the Dakota Territory was organized in 1861, the population was quite small, and the majority of the population were Indigenous People. The Homestead Act of 1862 drew homesteaders, and soon large cattle ranches were proving to Americans that farmers could be successful in the northern Great Plains. Transportation became easier between 1871 and 1889, when more than two thousand lines of railroad track were laid across the state. The effect on the population was dramatic. In 1860 the white population of North Dakota was 2,576. By 1889, that number had jumped to 191,000. Both North Dakota and South Dakota were able to apply for statehood.According to the passage, what were effects of the Homestead Act? Choose three answers.
Due to the railroads, American settlers were able to travel west in larger numbers. How did this migration impact Indigenous People?
After the completion of the railroad, a major industry in the West was
How were the conflicts between homesteaders and Indigenous People resolved in the wake of the Homestead Act?
One modern town that was originally built to serve the railroads was
Materials used to build the Central Pacific Railroad were shipped
How did the completion of the transcontinental railroad change the lives of American citizens?
Materials that had to be shipped to Central Pacific workers included
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