Author Question: What law passed in 1862 encouraged settlement of the Great Plains by providing up to 160 acres of ... (Read 130 times)

tichca · **on:** Aug 7, 2018

What law passed in 1862 encouraged settlement of the Great Plains by providing up to 160 acres of land to settlers who were able to make productive use of it?

A) The Dawes Act
B) The Homestead Act
C) The Morrill Act
D) The Donation Land Claim Act

Question 2

The discovery of what resource, in 1874, in the Black Hills of South Dakota caused the U.S. government to break their treaty with the Dakota Sioux?

A) Oil
B) Copper
C) Silver
D) Gold