Homestead Act (1862) and Resource Materials

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Classroom Material
Keywords
Civil War homesteading land western expansion westward expansion settlement agriculture primary sources original documents archives settlers homesteaders farmers
Subjects
History-Social Science
Grade Levels
Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12 Post-Secondary
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Homestead Act (1862) and Resource Materials

This document includes images of the 1862 Homestead Act. Passed on May 20, 1862, the Homestead Act accelerated the settlement of the western territory by granting adult heads of families 160 acres of surveyed public land for a minimal filing fee and 5 years of continuous residence on that land.
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PBS Learning Media

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