Homestead Act

The Homestead Act is a piece of U.S. legislation which gave one quarter of a section of a township (160 acres, or about 65 hectares)

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U.S. - Legislation - Section - Township - Acre - Hectares

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of undeveloped land in the American West to any family head provided he lived on it for five years, or allowed the family head to buy it for $1.25 per acre ($308/km²) after six months.

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The act was signed into law by President Lincoln on May 20, 1862.

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President Lincoln - May 20 - 1862

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