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Although the Dakota Territory was organized in 1861, the population was quite small, and the majority of the population were American Indians. The Homestead Act of 1862 drew homesteaders, and soon large cattle ranches were proving to Americans that farmers could be successful in the northern Great Plains. Transportation became easier between 1871 and 1889, when more than two thousand lines of railroad track were laid across the state. The effect on the population was dramatic. In 1860 the white population of North Dakota was 2,576. By 1889, that number had jumped to 191,000. Both North Dakota and South Dakota were able to apply for statehood.

According to the passage, which factors contributed to North Dakota and South Dakota becoming states? Check all that apply.

the establishment of a major shipping port that improved the local economy
the construction of large factories that attracted settlers looking for work
the migration of many American Indians from neighboring states
the success of large cattle ranches
the expansion of railroad lines
the passing of the Homestead Act
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the success of large cattle ranches
the expansion of railroad lines
the passing of the Homestead Act
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North and South Dakota grew large enough to become states because of various factors such as:

  • the success of large cattle ranches
  • the expansion of railroad lines
  • the passing of the Homestead Act

The success of cattle ranches drew Americans from the east to the Dakotas as they aimed to get jobs and benefit from the cattle business.

The Homestead Act passed by the Lincoln Administration promised a lot of land to Americans at very cheap rates thereby encouraging many to move out west.

The expansion of railroad lines such as the Transcontinental railway made it easier for people to get to the Dakotas.

All these contributed to the white population of the Dakotas increasing and so we can conclude that they enabled both states to apply for statehood.

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