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While you can earn your Junior Ranger badge on your visit to Homestead National Monument of America, we have also put together an opportunity for you to become a Homestead National Monument Virtual Ranger.
Using the pages of our website, you can complete the quiz below to earn your Virtual Ranger badge! When you finish, download and print your badge to add to your collection!
To reveal the answers below, slide over the question when you are ready.
What year was the Homestead Act signed into law?


Question: What year was the Homestead Act signed into law?
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How many miles would a homesteader walk to plow 10 acres of land?


Question: How many miles would a homesteader walk to plow 10 acres of land?
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What hand tool was used for threshing grain?


Question: What hand tool was used for threshing grain?
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What animal am I?


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Question: I defend myself by spraying an unnatural odor and have a stripe on my back. Who am I?
How many years were you required to live on your Homestead?


Question: How many years were you required to live on your Homestead?
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Use the information below to answer the question:


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Question: How many days would it take you to travel this distance?
How many states were involved with the Homestead Act?


Question: how many states were involved with the Homestead Act?
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What year was Homestead National Monument of America established?


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Question: What year was Homestead National Monument of America established?
All done? Find a ranger to check your answers!


Ranger Congratulations
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A few ideas for displaying your badge:
Print your badge, use it as a template to cut a piece of cardboard matching the shape, and then glue the paper and a pin onto the cardboard!
Use tape to secure it into your passport or scrapbook!
Set it as your background on a phone or tablet!
Last updated: May 6, 2020