Homestead Act: <span>1862 law that gave 160 acres of land to citizens who met certain conditions.
land peculator: </span><span>Person who buys up large areas of land in the hope of selling them later for a profit.
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push-pull factors: <span>Events and conditions that either force (push) people to move elsewhere or strongly attract (pull) them to do so</span>
Answer:
located important routes for trade and travel.
Explanation:
<span>The southern tip of India and the island of the southeast coast of India, formerly known as Ceylon and today known as Sri Lanka, it's also part of the Indian subcontinent. It was the region shown in light blue in the second map of source. The geographic feature that limited northward expansion was the Himalaya Mountains.</span>
1. a
2. d
3. b
4. a
5. a
6. a
7. a
8. b
9. a
10. c
11. He had wept and the people cheered because the berlin wall was finally torn down and East and west Germany was once again united as one country. When the communist took over east Germany and built the wall, many fled rather than live under communist rule. Many had died attempting to do so because of freedom.
12. The president assumed that as rich Americans got richer then they will open more businesses. Now as new businesses opened, more middle-low class citizens will follow. The middle and lower class will either get jobs at these new businesses considering that the job pay better then their old job. Another assumption would be that the middle and lower class will get some of those benefits that the rich have. The new businesses would also lure rural Americans into the cities. Where they would get better jobs and therefore better benefits for all Americans.
12.
After the Starving Time, 60 of the original 500 settlers were left
