is not "The Homestead Act :) "
It's the Morrill Land-Grant Act
bad because the speculators used the law to buy large amounts of land cheaply
selling land to farmers
The Proclomation of 1763 angered wealthy speculators because they owned land west of the mountains.
they live off the land
land speculators bought huge area of land. then they sold part of the land to people who dremed of having farms and made profit.
bad because the speculators used the law to buy large amounts of land cheaply
Andrew Jackson tried to stop land speculators by congress passing the Indian Removal Act in 1830
selling land to farmers
The Proclomation of 1763 angered wealthy speculators because they owned land west of the mountains.
The Proclomation of 1763 angered wealthy speculators because they owned land west of the mountains.
land speculators to have first rights to purchase public domain land.
they live off the land
speculators
settlers got land even if they didn't live there and was often sold to speculators
Land speculators
Which event caused the Southern States to secede from the Union
land speculators bought huge area of land. then they sold part of the land to people who dremed of having farms and made profit.