Which of the following occurred as a result of the Homestead Act of 1862?Farm ownership declinedPeople moved to EuropePeople moved EastFarm ownership grew by a large number

he _____ Act of 1862 also encouraged westward migration by offering 160 acres of free land to households willing to move west.Group of answer choicesSettlementFrontierHomesteadLandLand Claim

The second large landowners forced small farmers to become tenant farmers or to give up farming and move to the cities.(     )Question 7AnswerTrueFalse◄ G 11-M 21- L1-RevisionJump to...

Identify the key regional experiences of farmers in the South and the West and which experiences they had in common.Drag each item on the left to its matching item on the right.mainly relied on sharecropping and tenant farmingbelieved their plight was caused by high freight rates charged by railroad companies and excessive interest rates on loans.interruptions to cotton exportation led many farmers to go into debt and threatened them with the loss of their landblamed the fiscal policies of the federal government for driving down farm prices.mortgaged land to purchase equipment, seed, and fertilizerfarmers in the Westfarmers in the Southfarmers in both regions

Which group was legally bound to the land they worked and required permission to leave?

Why was the Inland Emigration Act of 1859 troublesome for plantation workers?