Author Question: All of the following are true statements about the Homestead Act except a. it was consistent with ... (Read 54 times)

EY67 · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

All of the following are true statements about the Homestead Act except

a. it was consistent with previous government public land policy designed primarily to raise revenue for government.
b. about a half million families carved out new homes in the 40 years after its passage.
c. ten times more of the public land ended up in the hands of land speculators than farmers.
d. thousands of people didn't last the five years required by the Homestead Act.
e. the standard 160 acres provided to farmers proved to be inadequate on the rain-scarce Great Plains.

Question 2

At the end of the War of 1812, British manufacturers

a. discontinued trade with America.
b. conducted only limited trade with America.
c. began dumping their goods in America at extremely low prices.
d. persuaded the British government to repeal all economic barriers and tariffs applied to American domestic manufacturers.
e. saw their profits fall dramatically.