Third Benchmark

“Homestead & Government”:

Name:______

School:______

  1. Western land is divided into sections. A section is

made up of:

  1. 300 miles
  2. one square mile
  3. ten square miles

d. one-half mile wide and three miles

  1. To receive a homestead title from the government, the person who filed the claim had to improve the land and live on it for a period of:
  2. ten years
  3. five years
  4. two years
  5. one year
  1. Property taxes are largest for a person owning:
  2. $10,000 in cash
  3. $10,000 in the bank
  4. 160 acres of land
  5. A $10,000 annual income
  1. Local communities were founded because of a need for:
  2. markets where farmers could sell farm produce
  3. stores where farmers could buy goods
  4. centers for schools, churches, and meeting places
  5. all of these
  1. Property taxes can be levied only by the:
  2. state
  3. city
  4. county
  5. all of the above
  1. Who could file a homestead claim?
  2. any United States citizen
  3. any 18 year old, independent (head of household) male
  4. any 21 year old citizen or immigrant who had never fought against the US government.
  5. Any white 21 year old, head of household
  1. A homesteader owned their land after successfully:
  2. fencing and maintaining a homestead
  3. improving and living on the homestead for five years
  4. staying on the land for three years, and continuing to occupy it or renting it for another two years
  5. farming the land and making a living from farming for a minimum of five years.
  1. In order to aid settlement, the U.S. government gave free land (in addition to Homestead sections) to which of the following:
  2. schools
  3. railroads
  4. roads
  5. all of the above
  1. Homestead land might include which of the following:
  2. prairie or grazing land for farming
  3. timber land or valleys
  4. valleys, lakes, and waterways
  5. A and B only
  6. all of the above
  1. During the Homestead time, taxes were legally collected through:
  2. income tax
  3. sales tax
  4. property tax and/or voting tax (poll tax)
  5. all of the above

Imagine that you are a homesteader in the 1870’s. Put an X on the quarter-section you would choose to settle. (Remember you may not choose the quarter-section in 15 where town is located, nor federal land that was granted to the railroad which is designated by a dot.) You are expected to refer to your simulation experience and what you have learned.

From Interact “Homestead” simulation

Copyright 1975

Interaction Publishers, Inc.

DBA Interact

ISBN 1-57336-066-X

It is a key decision to choose the land you want to homestead. The area you are homesteading could include some Timber Land, Grazing Land, Prairie Land, or Valley Land. The kind of land you own will determine what crops and animals you raise and how much money you make.

Explain how you would improve and reside on your chosen quarter-section by answering the following questions.

Will you raise crops or animals on your land? Why or why not?

If I raise livestock, shall I raise cattle, horses or sheep? Explain your choice.

Does my land have timber which I could log and sell?

Where shall I build my home and farm buildings on my quarter-section? (Draw a square on the map for your home and a circle for your farm buildings.) Explain your choice of placement.

Are there other decisions you could make to affect your prosperity as a homesteader?

Choose a community job or business from the following list or come up with a different idea.

Business or Job Title______

Duties and responsibilities:

Why did you choose this business or job?

Government

1. In what year was Idaho admitted to the Union?

  1. 1860
  2. 1890
  3. 1880
  4. 1970

2. In 1890, the State of Idaho contained ______counties.

  1. 18
  2. 28
  3. 44
  4. 30

3. Idaho’s Territory was made up of what current day states?

  1. Washington, Idaho, Oregon
  2. Utah, Wyoming, Idaho
  3. Montana, Idaho, Wyoming
  4. Montana, Idaho, Oregon

4. Idaho’s original state capital was in______.

  1. Boise
  2. Idaho City
  3. Idaho Falls
  4. Lewiston

5. Who was President of the United States when the Idaho Territory was created in 1863?

  1. George Shoup
  2. Abraham Lincoln
  3. Andrew Johnson
  4. Benjamin Harrison
  1. Idaho was once part of all of the following except______.
  1. Oregon Country
  2. Idaho Territory
  3. Wyoming Territory
  4. Washington Territory
  1. All of the following are official symbols of Idaho except______.
  1. Mountain Bluebird
  2. Elk
  3. Cutthroat Trout
  4. Appaloosa horse
  1. Who decides whether or not a new state symbol is adopted?
  1. The President of the United States
  2. The Governor of Idaho
  3. The United States Congress
  4. The State Legislature
  1. Idaho’s state slogan, Esto Perpetua, appears on the State’s seal and flag. Esto Perpetua means:
  1. Land of Mountains
  2. Land that I Love
  3. Last Forever
  4. Here We Have Idaho
  1. Name the three branches of government:

a.Executive

b.Judicial

c.Legislative

  1. As the American’s moved west to homesteads and towns appeared across Idaho’s land. Soon Territories became states, and the open land was claimed. The Native Americans way of life was changed forever.

Write a paragraph explaining the impact that western expansion had on Native Americans. How did the treaty system work/not work for them? What are reservations and sovereign nations, and how did they play a role in the Native Americans’ lives?

(See sample paragraph rubric in Rubrics file on SharePoint)