Why did Congress pass the Homestead Act?
A) to appease big ranchers who had lobbied for it
B) to encourage settlement of the western lands
C) to encourage the railroads to build a transcontinental road out of the North
D) to place Native American tribes on reservations
E) to build militias in Indian country in anticipation of full-out war
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A) as
Q45: The "open range" meant
A) small ranchers could
Q46: The first great cattle town was
A) Abilene,
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Q50: Six states were created from the western
Q51: Why was the expansion of railroads significant
Q52: The Comstock Lode refers to a
A) large
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A)
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