Asked by karol

1862 - provided free land (160 acres) in the west as long as the person would settle there and make improvements in five years
1862 - provided free land (160 acres) in the west as long as the person would settle there and make improvements in five years
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1
Homestead Act
2
Kansas-nebraska Act
3
Dawes Act
4
Chinese Exclusion Act

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Answered by GPT-4o mini
The term that matches your description is **1. Homestead Act**. This act, enacted in 1862, allowed individuals to claim 160 acres of public land in the West, provided they settled there and made improvements within five years.