Homestead Act
(Home-stead-Act)
3 syllables
Definition
noun. a special act of Congress 1862 that made public lands in the West available to settlers without payment usually in lots of 160 acres to be used as farms
Example Sentence
Immigrants were able to get land through the Homestead Act.
Synonyms
act of Congress 1862; land without payment; 160 acres for farms
Antonyms
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Homestead Act
