ENGLISH

Homesteading and Settling the Frontier

By Alison Morretta

Book information

Publisher
Cavendish Square Publishing LLC
Year
2017
ISBN
9781502626370, 9781502626417
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
2 MB (2309589 bytes)
Series
Primary Sources of Westward Expansion Ser.
Edition
1
Pages
66\0
Time added
2023-08-20 10:53:51

Description

The Homestead Act was passed in 1862, when states that had seceded from the Union could no longer block it in congress. The act opened land in the west for all Americans, including freed slaves, granting 160 acres to settlers under the condition that they farm it for five years. The result was that 1.6 million claims, covering 420,000 square miles, were granted, making residents of millions of people in the land west of the Mississippi River. This book richly explores this fascinating part of history.

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