Native American Stuggles 1865-Present.pdf

Settling the West
1862 Homestead Act
encouraged White settlements
onto the Great Plains
offered 160 acres of “free land”
to any citizen or intended citizen
Scandinavian immigrants claimed
much of this land
Timber was scarce so most
homes were made from the
earth itself:
Dugouts - homes dugout of the
sides of ravines or hills
Soddies - freestanding homes made
of turf (primarily in the flat
plains regions)
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