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Quite a bit of land resulting from this act was purchased by land speculators?
is not "The Homestead Act :) " It's the Morrill Land-Grant Act
What was one of the main reasons women came West?
Take advantage of the Homestead Act
Why did many blacks stay in the South after the 1862 Homestead Act?
They were unable to take advantage of the act due to its specific requirements that needed money and the recently freed slaves did not have enough money
Where did the Homestead Act take place?
at the white house
What were two requirements of the homestead act?
To take a dump
What were the three requirements of the Homestead Act if someone wanted to take advantage of its offer?
fill out an application;make improvements on the land;file a deed to lay claim to the land.
What year did the Homestead act take place?
Lincoln signed the Homestead Act on May 20, 1862.
What act gave free public land out west encourage settlement?
the homestead act
How did the homestead act of 1862 affect Laura Ingalls Wilder' life as a young girl?
The Homestead Act was the reason her family was able to move west. It allowed her to see a lot of the country, as her Pa tried three times - in three separate places - to take advantage of the homestead act. From age 12 to 18, it put her in the position of a "partner" with her Pa (and Ma and sisters) to make good on "the bet with Uncle Sam" . Her sister died.
Who came up with the homestead act?
Why was the enlarge homestead act passed
Who took advantage of the homestead act?
white Americans, freed slaves and immigrants
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!
