The Homestead Act offered 160 acres to white settlers who could maintain their property for 5 years. All of the following were challenges to those moving West EXCEPT
A) keeping cattle from roaming their land.
B) defending themselves against outlaws.
C) erecting barbed wire fences to mark their boundaries.
D) finding land to establish their homesteads.
Answer: D
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a. states' rights. b. judicial review. c. federal authority. d. constitutionalism. e. None of these choices are correct.
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A) high unemployment among American sailors B) threats from Great Britain C) a possible war with France D) a desire to stimulate the economy of New England
Hite violence marred every election in Louisiana from 1868 to 1876
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.