13.2: Settling on the Great Plains
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MATES US History I, Holland 2024
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Homestead Act (1862)
offered 160 acres. to any citizen or intended citizen who was head of household and would cultivate land for 5 years
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exodusters
African-Americans who moved from post-Reconstruction south to Kansas
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soddy
homes on the plains built of blocks of turf
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Morrill Act
1862 and 1890 gave federal land to states to build agricultural colleges
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bonanza farms
enormous farms created by railroad companies and investors on which a single crop is grown
