All of the following are true statements about the Homestead Act except
a. it was consistent with previous government public land policy designed primarily to raise revenue for government.
b. about a half million families carved out new homes in the 40 years after its passage.
c. ten times more of the public land ended up in the hands of land speculators than farmers.
d. thousands of people didn't last the five years required by the Homestead Act.
e. the standard 160 acres provided to farmers proved to be inadequate on the rain-scarce Great Plains.
a
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a. there were no labor strikes in America. b. total employment improved. c. more women entered the workforce. d. a brief depression occurred.
Xenophanes of Colophon observed that __________.
A. people tend to depict their gods as looking like themselves B. people tend to depict their gods as otherworldly beings without human form C. natural phenomena tend to have mathematical explanations D. most religious traditions have a flood story
The first person in Salem to confess to practicing witchcraft was ________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
What did the Mesopotamian farmers near the Persian Gulf build, which allowed them to grow food even when the rivers were not flooding their banks?
a. villages b. roads c. dams d. irrigation canals e. granaries