n. a piece of land that was given by the United States government to someone who promised to live on it and farm it; a farm
His family left the homestead to move west.
His family left the homestead to move west.
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How long did Mama and Papa have to sleep in the shed for the homestead office to give them the land for free?
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About how many homestead land claims were successful and the owners got to keep the land?
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How did Ma support the family while Pa was off filing the homestead claim?
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Who had to work in a homestead family?
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What happened when Laura's father tried to homestead in Kansas?
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farm; developer; explorer; founder
urbanite
2 syllables
home-stead
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