13.2: Settling on the Great Plains

MATES US History I, Holland 2024

Homestead Act (1862)

offered 160 acres. to any citizen or intended citizen who was head of household and would cultivate land for 5 years

exodusters

African-Americans who moved from post-Reconstruction south to Kansas

soddy

homes on the plains built of blocks of turf

Morrill Act

1862 and 1890 gave federal land to states to build agricultural colleges

bonanza farms

enormous farms created by railroad companies and investors on which a single crop is grown