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What act gave free public land out west encourage settlement?
the homestead act
What act encouraged settlers to pack up and move westward?
The Homestead Act of 1862.
Similarities and differences of the homestead act and the dawes act?
The homestead act allow applicant to not hold land of up to 160 acres while the Dawes act was away for some Indians to be US citizens.
When did president Lincoln pass the homestead act?
Lincoln passed the homestead act in 1862.
Which 1862 act gave large tracts of land to people that were willing to move?
Homestead Act of 1862.
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