RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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provide lands to minority groups
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resolve conflicts with Native American indians
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encourage settlement west of the Mississippi River
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support settlement of former plantation lands
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Detailed explanation-1: -Congress passed the Homestead Act of 1862 to encourage settlers to “go west, ” claim land, and create a homestead. The same year, Congress passed the Pacific Railway Act to authorize government bonds and land grants to corporations (rather than states) that would develop and build railroads across western lands.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Homestead Act encouraged western migration by providing settlers with 160 acres of land in exchange for a nominal filing fee. Among its provisions was a five-year requirement of continuous residence before receiving the title to the land and the settlers had to be, or in the process of becoming, U.S. citizens.
Detailed explanation-3: -To help develop the American West and spur economic growth, Congress passed the Homestead Act of 1862, which provided 160 acres of federal land to anyone who agreed to farm the land. The act distributed millions of acres of western land to individual settlers.
Detailed explanation-4: -What did the Morrill Land-Grant Act and the Homestead Act have in common? They provided ways for settlers to acquire western lands.