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What act provided 160 acres of free public land in the West for five years?
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Homestead Act
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What of the 1862 offered adult citizens 160 acres of public land in the west if they fulfilled certain requirements?
Homestead Act
He was elected president after serving as a reform mayor and governor of New York He was president during the passage of the Dawes Act and recovered over 81 million acres of public land in the West?
Grover Cleveland
Which was not a way that the federal government helped the settlement of the West?
Preventing mining from becoming a corporate enterprise Assisting ranchers and independent cattlemen in their conflicts with farmers. Selling 160 acres of land to any family that would farm for five years.
Which legislation provided farm plots for people willing to live and develop the land for five years?
dawes general allotment act
How many acres of land did george washington own?
Most of the land that George Washington owned was sold off over the centuries and was used for development of different kinds. His home and the nearest surrounding lands make up the Mt. Vernon National Historic Landmark.
What did the act do?
Encouraged small farms in the Great Plains Provided incentives for settlers to farm in the West increase farming in the west it gave farmers 160 acres of land
How many acres in key west?
Key West's area is 4,744.4 acres.
How many acres are in West Virginia?
West Virginia's area is 15,507,000 acres.
Whom or what gave 160 acres in the west to people who agreed to occupy the land for at least 5 years?
The Homestead Act of 1862 gave the right to farmers who worked a claim of 160 acres for five years.
How many acres in west roxbury ma?
West Roxbury, MA covers 2,950.4 acres in total.
How many acres is west virgina?
Virginia covers a total area of 27,375,488 acres.
What of the 1862 offered adult citizens 160 acres of public land in the west if they fulfilled certain requirements?
Homestead Act
The intent of the Homestead Act was to?
The Homestead Act gave acres of western land to anyone who promised to work the land for five years. This encouraged many immigrants to come to the United States and help settle the West.
Can you get your tongue pierced at almost famous at west acres?
yes you can but you have to be 18 to get it done jk you have to be over 3 years of age
What government law that allows states to buy land they had claimed to the west?
public land provided they live on it, improve it, and pay a small registration fee.
How many acres is the West Edmonton Mall?
87
When farmers moved further west cattlemen were pushed off the land when farmers planted acres and acres of?
Wheat.
