1. Why was the Homestead Act necessary? (1 point) The government had too much land.
Few settlers had moved to the Great Plains.
Native Americans on the plains wanted neighbors.
There were too many buffalo.
2. Which of the following does NOT describe the hardships of farming on the
Great Plains?
(1 po
The sod had to be broken to prepare fields for crops.
Shelters had to be built.
There was a lot of wheat to cut down.
The weather could be harsh.
3. Why did the exodusters go to the Great Plains? (1 point)
They were making a journey to freedom.
They wanted to hunt buffalo.
They wanted to build a city.
They wanted to spread their religion.