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Homestead Acts

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The Homestead Acts were several laws in the United States by which an applicant could acquire ownership of government land or the public domain, typically called a homestead.

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legislative driver of Great Plains settlement
This act encouraged westward migration by providing 160 acres of public land to settlers, leading to the rapid conversion of the Great Plains into farmland.
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