The information you provided refers to the Homestead Act of 1862. This legislation aimed to encourage westward expansion in the United States by offering 160 acres of public land to settlers for free, provided they lived on it and improved it for at least five years. This act was significant in promoting settlement of the western territories.
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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