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Q: What act was passed by congress in 1862?
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1862 congress passed the pacific railway act


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July 1862 The U.S. Congress passed the Militia Act, which authorized the president to use black troops in combat.African American to serve in the military


Was the Homestead Act passed in 1862?

yes, it was passed may 20th, 1862.


When was the Homestead Act act passed?

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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!


What act of congress in 1862 encouraged settlement in the west?

The Homestead Act.


What was passed in the summer of 1862 where congress introduced a militia law that required states to draft people for military services called?

The Legal Tender Act


What act did congress pass in 1862 that provided 160 acres?

The Homestead Act


When was the homesteader act passed?

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What was the homestead act.?

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.


What The Homestead Act.?

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.


When did president Lincoln pass the homestead act?

Lincoln passed the homestead act in 1862.