Land did encourage them, but it wasn't free, they were selling it to raise money for the Civil war.
160 acres of free land to farm
The Homestead Act of 1862 was meant to encourage settlers to western lands and create farmlands. The US government would allow settlers from the East to claim Federal western lands to farming if they met certain requirements. When these requirements were accomplished, the settlers would have free land from the US government.
free land under the homestead act
The homestead act
the settlers elected free white men to represent them
the homestead act offered free land for settlers-apex♥♥
the homestead act gave 160 acres of free land to new settlers.
the homestead act offered free land for settlers-apex♥♥
Homestead Act
The Homestead Act offered 160 acre farm plots for no cost.
160 acres of free land to farm
Few settlers wanted to move West at the time.
Homestead Act.
The Homestead Act of 1862 was meant to encourage settlers to western lands and create farmlands. The US government would allow settlers from the East to claim Federal western lands to farming if they met certain requirements. When these requirements were accomplished, the settlers would have free land from the US government.
the homestead act offered free land for settlers-apex♥♥
they might've built home's so that the government did not have to give more free land
The land was too difficult to farm