One Major Problem with the Homestead Act Was That

question 6

Multiple Choice

One major problem with the Homestead Act was that

• A) the government continued to try to maximize its revenue from public lands.
• B) 160 acres were inadequate for productive farming on the rain-scarce Great Plains.
• C) midwestern farmers had to give up raising livestock because of stiff competition with the West.
• D) most homesteaders knew little or nothing about farming in the West.
• E) it took several years to earn a profit from farming a homestead.

Comprehend the importance of varying sentence and paragraph length for effective communication.

Recognize the differences between business and academic writing.

Identify strategies for effective proofreading focusing on content, organization, and style errors.

Learn the procedures for producing error-free written communications.

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Definitions:

Reactants

Materials that exist at the beginning of a chemical reaction and are used up to produce end products.

Equilibrium Expression

A mathematical expression that relates the concentrations of the reactants and products at equilibrium in a reversible chemical reaction.

Reaction

A process in which one or more substances are changed into one or more different substances through the reorganization of atomic bonds.

Equilibrium Constant

A numerical value that represents the ratio of concentration of products to reactants at equilibrium in a reversible chemical reaction, under standard conditions.