Question

What was the significance of the Forest Reservation Act?

It allowed a president to set aside land for conservation.

It allowed the federal government to reserve the use of private land for parks.

It allowed private citizens to set aside land for conservation.

It allowed clear-cutting on some federal lands.

Answer 1

The Forest Reserve Act of 1891 is a law that allowed the President of the United States to set aside forest reserves from the land in the public domain. Passed by the United States Congress under Benjamin Harrison's administration. Harrison put 13 million acres (53,000 km2) of land into National Forests; Grover Cleveland put in 25 million acres (100,000 km2) and William McKinley put in 7 million acres (28,000 km2).