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may 1, 1862 - Homestead Act

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Signed into law in May 1862, the Homestead Act opened up settlement in the western United States, allowing any American, including freed slaves, to put in a claim for up to 160 free acres of federal land.

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Timeline Project Part 3: Antebellum Era to Reconstruction (1850-1877):

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may 1, 1862
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~ 162 years ago
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