Acts to Promote Settlement Flashcards
when was the homestead act
1862
what did the homestead act mean
settlers could claim 160 acres free once they had lived there 5 years
what did congress think the homestead act would do
it would encourage poor and landless from east to settle wes t
what were the negatives of the homestead act
the costs to move were to great
160 acres was insufficient for self-sufficiency
land was drier conditions in the west e.g. Kansas had no rain fall between many months Jan 1859-> Nov 1860
when was the timber culture act
1873
what did the timber culture act do
gave settlers a further 160 acres of free land if 40 acres were planted with trees in the 1st 10 years
how was the timber culture act problematic
due to wind and draught
when was the desert land act
1877
what did the desert land act do
gave settlers the right to buy 640 acres cheaply in areas of draught if land irrigated in the first 2 years
why was the desert land act problematic
due to the expense of irrigation
when was the Morrill act
1862
what did the morrill act do
establish colleges to teach farming in new western states
how many universities did the Morrill act lead to
69 universities
