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.

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