29 avr. 1862 - Homestead Act divided 2.5 million acres into sections or homesteads of 160 acres. People could now just claim 160 acres of land. The only requirement on their part was that they paid a small administration charge and built a house and lived on the land for at least 5 years. Nearly 470,000 homesteaders apply for homesteads in the next eighteen years.
Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
29 avr. 1862
Maintenaint
~ Il y a 163 ans