RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
HOMESTEAD ACT
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Homesteaders avoided social contact
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Most women worked outside their homestead
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Homesteaders lived simple and secure lives
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Homesteaders often has to struggle, even for necessities.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Homesteading is a lifestyle of self-sufficiency. It is characterized by subsistence agriculture, home preservation of food, and may also involve the small scale production of textiles, clothing, and craft work for household use or sale.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which of the statements best expresses one of the common realities of homesteaders? Bonanza farms hired migrant workers who traveled from farm to farm during the harvest. The reality of western life was often very different from the dreams of homesteaders.
Detailed explanation-3: -As settlers and homesteaders moved westward to improve the land given to them through the Homestead Act, they faced a difficult and often insurmountable challenge. The land was difficult to farm, there were few building materials, and harsh weather, insects, and inexperience led to frequent setbacks.
Detailed explanation-4: -/ˈhəʊmˌsted.ər/ someone who goes to live and grow crops on land given by the government, especially in the past: In the 1800s, thousands of homesteaders settled on the prairies of the western U.S.