Homestead Act Quizzes
Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Homestead Act? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. Which propagandistic catch phrase became associated with the Homestead Act?
"We Can Do It"
"Go West, young man"
"Union Forever"
"The Star-Spangled Man With A Plan"
Q. Which wasn’t an intended consequence to the passing of the Homestead Act?
Clearing out the slums
Giving a boost to yeoman farmers
Settling the territory for the U.S.
Setting the stage for John Wayne movies
Q. Why was the Homestead Act such a hot topic in Congress?
It played into the free vs. slave state issues.
Republicans and Democrats couldn’t decide who would play lawmen and who would play cattle rustlers.
The Fugitive Slave Act didn’t apply to territories.
Nobody liked Andrew Johnson.
Q. Which wasn’t one of the reasons an attempt at the Homestead Act didn’t pass?
Democrat-controlled Congress
Tie-breaking vote from Vice President Breckenridge
Presidential veto
Aliens seizing control of the government
Q. Which was one of the big signs war was on the way?
Bleeding Kansas
The Fugitive Slave Act
The Missouri Compromise
A Literal Road Sign in Washington DC