Homestead Act (20 mayo 1862 año – 20 mayo 1862 año)

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The Homestead Act helped to speed up western settlement being allowing citizens and even freed slaves to apply for 160 acres of government own land that would eventually become their own. 1.6 million claims would be approved to many small farmers wishing to start a better life in the west. (Homestead Act, 2009)

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