Under the Desert Land Act of 1877, settlers were required to file a claim for a parcel of arid land, typically up to 640 acres, and demonstrate their intent to irrigate and cultivate it. They had to pay a small fee and then improve the land by implementing irrigation methods within a specified timeframe, usually three years. Upon successful completion of these requirements, they could receive the title to the land. This act aimed to promote agricultural development in the arid western United States.
The whites initially believed that land to be worthless, nothing but an uninhabitable desert.
A mayflower compact
The Land Act of 1800 benefited settlers by reducing the minimum amount of land a settler had to buy under the Act from 640 acres to 320. This allowed settlers who couldn't afford land under the previous rules to be able to purchase a smaller tract.
An indentured servant
A land-grant college was a college designated by the state to receive benefits from the Morill Acts. This provided federally controlled land for the colleges to sell in order to become established.
160 acres
Settlers under the Homestead Act of 1862 could receive up to 160 acres of land for free if they met the requirements, such as living on the land, building a home, and farming the land for a certain period of time.
The whites initially believed that land to be worthless, nothing but an uninhabitable desert.
Settlers were initially given 160 acres of land under the Homestead Act of 1862.
The Homestead Act
Many western settlers got their land through the Homestead Act of 1862. The act granted land to farmers under certain provisions.
Deserts receive little rainfall.
A mayflower compact
160 acres of land
The Land Act of 1800 benefited settlers by reducing the minimum amount of land a settler had to buy under the Act from 640 acres to 320. This allowed settlers who couldn't afford land under the previous rules to be able to purchase a smaller tract.
An indentured servant
The duration of The Land of the Settlers is 2 hours.