Name ________________________
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Beginning points | The season starts | Help or Hazard? | The season ends | Ending total for the season |
160 | +/-_____ = _____ | +/-______ = ______ | +/-_______ = | _____ |
DIRECTIONS: Your homesteader will start their five years of homesteading with 160 points. This number represents the number of acres that were given to improve as part of the homesteading agreement. Each time you earn or lose points, add or subtract them to your total. If you end up above 160, this means that the homesteader was able to “prove up” their claim and keep the land. If not, they’re moving on.
Beginning points (carry over) | The season starts | Help or Hazard? | The season ends | Ending total for the season |
| +/-_____ = _____ | +/-______ = ______ | +/-_______ = | _____ |
Beginning points (carry over) | The season starts | Help or Hazard? | The season ends | Ending total for the season |
| +/-_____ = _____ | +/-______ = ______ | +/-_______ = | _____ |
Beginning points (carry over) | The season starts | Help or Hazard? | The season ends | Ending total for the season |
| +/-_____ = _____ | +/-______ = ______ | +/-_______ = | _____ |
Beginning points (carry over) | The season starts | Help or Hazard? | Final Total |
| +/-_____ = ______ | +/-______ = | _____ |
What happened to your homesteader in the end?
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If your total equal 160 points or more, this means that your homesteader held on with enough luck to “prove up” their claim and file to keep the land. If they don’t, that means they are moving on.
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