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Homestead Act

626 words, approx. 3 pages

Homestead Act The Homestead Act of 1862 was one of three public-land acts advocated by the Republican Party and passed during the Civil War. Like the other two, the Land Grant Act and the Pacific Rail... Read more

Homestead Act of 1862

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Homestead Act of 1862 Enacted by U.S. Congress, May 20, 1862 Reprinted from Our Documents (Web site) An act to secure homesteads to settlers in the West "Upon filing the said affidavit with the... Read more

Homestead Act (1862)

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Homestead Act (1862) The Homestead Act was signed into law in 1862. It was a legislative offer on a vast scale of free homesteads on unappropriated public lands. Any citizen (or alien who filed a de... Read more