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The Homestead Act of 1862 allocated 160 acres to individuals as it was deemed a sufficient amount of land for farming and sustaining a family. This size was intended to encourage settlement in the western territories of the United States by making land ownership accessible to the average citizen, thereby promoting agricultural development. The 160 acres was also a manageable size for a single family to cultivate and improve within a five-year period, which was a requirement to claim full ownership of the land.
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What act granted a farmer 160 acres of land after he had lived on it for five year?
The Homestead Act of 1862
What did congress pass in 1862 that provided 160 acres of free public land?
the homestead act
Similarities and differences of the homestead act and the dawes act?
The homestead act allow applicant to not hold land of up to 160 acres while the Dawes act was away for some Indians to be US citizens.
What were the problems with the homestead act?
160 acres were inadequate for productive farming on the rain-scarce Great Plains
In 1862 what law gave people to claim a 160 acres of land for a small fee?
The Homestead Land Act
How many acres did the homestead act offer?
The Homestead Act of 1862 offered homesteaders 160 acres of land to claim and develop.
What 1882 act gave 160 free acres of land to settlers?
the homestead act gave 160 acres of free land to new settlers.
How many acres of land did settlers receive under the Homestead Act?
160 acres
What act did congress pass in 1862 that provided 160 acres?
The Homestead Act
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 best characterizes the homestead act?
The homestead act lasted over one hundred years
What could settlers claim under the homestead act?
160 acres of land
Which of the following promised 160 acres of land to settlers in the West?
Homestead Act
What is the Homstead Act?
the homestead act was an act passed to give people 160 free acres of land.
Which act gave Americans 160 acres of free land to encourage farming?
The Homestead Act
What act granted a farmer 160 acres of land after he had lived on it for five year?
The Homestead Act of 1862
What act provided 160 acres of free public land in the West for five years?
Homestead Act
