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may 20, 1862 - Homestead Act

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The Homestead Act of 1862 granted 160 acres of land in the West to any willing American who would cultivate the land over five years for a very cheap price. This act strongly encouraged Western settlement and ended up being utilized by at least 500,000 people who shifted West.

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Conquest of the American West

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may 20, 1862
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~ 163 years ago

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