n. 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
Immigrants were able to get land through the Homestead Act.
Immigrants were able to get land through the Homestead Act.
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What did the Homestead Act offer?
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act of Congress 1862;land without payment; 160acres for farms
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