Protests against federal land grants peak (jan 12, 1880 – jan 4, 1890)
Description:
| WHY: | citizens discovered that the railroads controlled half the land in some western states | WHAT: | federal grants gave RR companies over 170 million acres of public land, more than 3x the amount doled out under the Homestead Act | land was mostly poorly developed (quickly and corruptly)Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 12, 1880
jan 4, 1890
~ 9 years and 11 months