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may 20, 1862 - The Homestead Act was Passed

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The Homestead Act offered 160 acre plots of public land to virtually anyone. The law was essential in the settling of the Western frontier. This law enabled average citizens to immigrate to the newly gained western territories of the United States.

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Territorial Expansion of the United States

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may 20, 1862
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~ 163 years ago

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