An act passed by Congress in 1862 promising ownership of a 160-acre tract of public land to a citizen or head of a family who had resided on and cultivated the land for five years after the initial claim.
the homestead act
Why was the enlarge homestead act passed
The homestead act!
don't know what you mean by homestead act. In Florida you can use homestead exemption.
The Homestead Act offered them free land.
Lincoln passed the homestead act in 1862.
free land under the homestead act
how did the homestead act encourage economic growth
The Homestead Act of 1862 offered homesteaders 160 acres of land to claim and develop.
Homestead Act of 1862.
The Homestead act was signed in 1862 by Abraham Lincoln.
It was in 1862