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A federal law that gave settlers 160 acres of land for about $30 if they lived on it for five years and improved it by, for instance, building a house on it. The act helped make land accessible to hundreds of thousands of westward-moving settlers, but many people also found disappointment when their land was infertile or they saw speculators grabbing up the best land. This originally consisted of grants totaling 160 acres of unappropriated federal land within the boundaries of the public land states.
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What act gave free public land out west encourage settlement?
the homestead act
Who came up with the homestead act?
Why was the enlarge homestead act passed
In 1862 congress passed a law allowing any us citizen to claim 160 acres in the west what was this act called?
The homestead act!
Can you use the homestead act on your current home?
don't know what you mean by homestead act. In Florida you can use homestead exemption.
Why did many black migrate to the great plains area?
The Homestead Act offered them free land.
When did president Lincoln pass the homestead act?
Lincoln passed the homestead act in 1862.
What was on reason freed slaves migrated to western territories?
free land under the homestead act
How did the homestead act help encourage economic growth?
how did the homestead act encourage economic growth
How many acres did the homestead act offer?
The Homestead Act of 1862 offered homesteaders 160 acres of land to claim and develop.
Which 1862 act gave large tracts of land to people that were willing to move?
Homestead Act of 1862.
Who was the president when the Homestead Act passed?
The Homestead act was signed in 1862 by Abraham Lincoln.
When was the Homestead Act act passed?
It was in 1862
