may 20, 1862 - Lincoln signs the Homestead Acts into Law
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The Homestead Acts were several United States federal laws that gave ownership of land, at no cost. More than 270 million acres of public land was given away free to 1.6 million homesteaders; most of the homesteads were west of the Mississippi River.
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Unit 6 Timeline Brandon Carpenter Period 2
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