Match the following items. 1.wrote uncle tom's cabin awilliam gorgas 2. authorized the panama canal b andrew johnson 3. invented the reaper ccyrus mccormick 4. ship was the first to sail around the world d robert fulton 5. explored the louisiana territory e magellan 6. invented the steamship f lewis and clark 7. found the cause for yellow fever g champlain 8. settled quebec h harriet beecher stowe 9. lincoln's successor i theodore roosevelt 10. invented the telegraph j samuel f. b. morse

The correct matches for the following items are:

1. Wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin

h Harriet Beecher Stowe

2. Authorized the Panama Canal

i Theodore Roosevelt

3. invented the reaper

c Cyrus McCormick

4. ship was the first to sail around the world

e Magellan

5. explored the Louisiana Territory

f Lewis and Clark

6. Invented the Steamship

d Robert Fulton

7. Found the cause for yellow fever

a. William Gorgas

8. settled Quebec

g Champlain

9. Lincoln's successor

b Andrew Johnson

10. Invented the telegraph

j. Samuel F.B. Morse

i do believe its (d) it allowed the government to offer pioneers sixty acres of western land if they lived on it and made improvements to it.

explanation: signed into law in may 1862, the homestead act opened up settlement in the western united states, allowing any american, including freed slaves, to put in a claim for up to 160 free acres of federal land. by the end of the civil war, 15,000 homestead claims had been established, and more followed in the postwar years

the correct answers are 1, 2 5, 6