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Homestead Act Of 1862

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HOMESTEAD ACT OF 1862

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HOMESTEAD ACT

  • Enacted on jan 1 1863
  • Citizen who had never borne arms against U.S.
  • Could claim 160 acres surveyed public land
  • Required to improve the plot by building a
  • Dwelling and farming on the land for 5 years
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  • With the lure of land ownership
  • The homestead act of 1862
  • Encouraged more than 600,00
  • People to migrate west
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Lina Abajebel