Legislation passed in 1862 allowing any citizen or applicant for citizenship over 21 years old and head of a family to acquire 160 acres of public land by living on it and cultivating it for five years.
What will be an ideal response?
Homestead Act
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In 1957, Arkansas governor ________ sent National Guardsmen to stop the integration of Little Rock Central High School
A) Ross Barnet B) George Wallace C) Herman Talmadge D) Orval Faubus
Eastern Woodland tribes subsisted by __________.
A. gathering, hunting, and limited agriculture B. raids on neighboring villages C. fishing and farming D. dry farming and small game hunting
Which of the following was not a provision of the Treaty of Paris (1783)?
A) ?The territory of the United States would extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River. B) ?Spain would receive Florida. C) ?France would receive Canada. D) ?The British would promptly evacuate all troops from the United States. E) ?Britain would recognize the independence of the United States of America.
Southerners found justifications for slavery in __________
A) the Bible B) English law C) European public opinion D) the writings of George Washington