Most United States citizens at the time would have felt indifferently or positively about the act, as it encouraged settlement by offering land to those who would cultivate it and occupy it for five years.
However, Native American peoples were threatened and pushed out of ancestral lands by the act and people who invoked it.
the homestead act was an act passed to give people 160 free acres of land.
The Homestead Act of 1909 offered farmers 320 acres of free land. This enticed many people to head West.
the native americans
The Homestead Act promoted western settlement because of the unusual opportunity it presented to common farmers. Under this act, common farmers as opposed to the wealthy had an opportunity to be land owners. This was enough to provoke settlements by farmers looking to make a profit.
On May 20th 1862 President Abraham Lincoln, signed into law the first Homestead Act.
Homestead Act of 1862.
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Homestead Act
homestead act was giving away land in the west for little to no money so it encourged people to head west
the homestead act was an act passed to give people 160 free acres of land.
Why was the enlarge homestead act passed
The Homestead Act of 1909 offered farmers 320 acres of free land. This enticed many people to head West.
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The homestead act!
don't know what you mean by homestead act. In Florida you can use homestead exemption.