What was the Log Cabin Act?

Answer 1

A log cabin is typically a structure built from wood, similar to a house. They were used as an early form of housing and were typical of frontier settlements. As the

name indicates, they are made of logs which are notched at each end and stacked cross-wise to form the walls of each room. The logs might be sawed or chopped a the sides to make them square. The logs were then chinked with clay or mud and windows and doors were cut and framed in.

The roofs were often made of split logs or sometimes thatched over a log framework. After saw mills were set up, board siding could be added and roofs could be made of boards and covered with wooden shingles.

You can still get them today, they're seeing a resurgance, especially in holiday locations such as the Lake District in the UK. They're also now quite popular in the garden as a way of creating alternative space, such as a games room or music studio.s/

Answer 2

A log cabin is a small house built from logs. It is a fairly simple type of log house. A distinction should be drawn between the traditional meanings of "log cabin" and "log house." "Log cabin" generally denotes a simple one, or one-and-one-half story structure, somewhat impermanent, and less finished or less architecturally sophisticated. A "log cabin" was usually constructed with round rather than hewn, or hand-worked, logs, and often it was the first generation home building erected quickly for frontier shelter. Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin. Some people today still live in log cabins.

Answer 3

William Henry Harrison was nominated president by the Whig party in 1840 and his campaign against the incumbent President Martin Van Buren is sometimes called a log cabin campaign because an emphasis was placed on his life on the frontier. It was also called a hard cider campaign because a barrel of hard cider was often a feature at campaign rallies.

Answer 4

Log Cabin Act, 1841

• Legalized squatting. Anyone who could prove that they had settled on and improved the land and erected a dwelling on it could purchase up to 160 acres at $1.25 per acre.
• Privileged settlement over cash revenue for government.
• Privileged settler over speculator.
• But was used to file fraudulent land claims.