HISTORY - Land Settlement - FPK

Question 1

The Land Ordinance of 1785

Answer 1

Provided for the rectangular land survey of the Old Northwest. The survey was completed following the end of the Revolutionary War and provided a systematic way to divide and distribute land to the public.

Question 2

The Homestead Act

Answer 2

In 1862, passed by congress, which provided 160 acres of land to settlers for a fee of $18 and a guarantee of five years of residence. The result was the settlement of 270 million acres or 10% of the land area of the United States.

Question 3

Morrill Act

Answer 3

1862, Allowed new western states to establish colleges

Question 4

General Land Law Revision Act

Answer 4

1891. This Act provided the President of the United States with the power to create forest preserves by proclamation.

Question 5

Forest Management Act

Answer 5

1897. allowed the Secretary of the Interior to manage forest preserves.

Question 6

U.S. Reclamation Act

Answer 6

1902, It allowed the funds raised from the sale of public land in arid states to be used to construct water storage and irrigation systems.

Question 7

Public Lands Commission

Answer 7

1903, Appointed by President Theodore Roosevelt to propose rules for land development and management.

Question 8

Antiquities Act

Answer 8

1906, The first law to provide federal protection for archaeological sites. The Act allowed for the designation of National Monuments.

Question 9

The Resettlement Administration

Answer 9

1935, formed to carry out experiments in population resettlement and land reform. The result was the development of Greenbelt towns.

Question 10

The Servicemen’s Readjustment Act

Answer 10

1944, commonly known as the GI Bill, guaranteed home loans to veterans. The result was the rapid development of suburbs.