Homestead Act 0.0 / 5 ? Ancient HistoryHomestead and Civil warGCSEAQA Created by: benkelly123Created on: 03-10-18 18:18 Civil war significance Changed America and led to new settlement in West. 1 of 9 What was the homestead act? The Homestead Act + incentives for people to take up unclaimed land in West and build new life. 2 of 9 What happened to southern states before civil war? What did they want to do? They blocked family size farm plots in West + wanted to promote large plantation farms for slavery. 3 of 9 Aims of homestead act? -Wanted to encourage settlement of the west by individual farmers 4 of 9 Why was this? Did not want rich landowners buying up all the land in the west 5 of 9 Reasons for this? -Land was available and cheap -Most american citizens could file claim for land -Homesteaders to prove lived on land and improved it 6 of 9 Homestead act achievements? -6 million acres of federal land was homesteaded 1876 -Promise of free land was important pull factor for immigration to USA 7 of 9 Homestead Limitations? -High dropout in homesteading: 60% of claims were never proved up because problems farming Plains. Plots too small for dry plains 8 of 9 Homestead Limitations? -Goverment gave 300 million acres to railroad companies, them sold to settlers 9 of 9
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