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1. Homestead Act

   Explains that act, signed into law by Abe Lincoln, that turned public land over to private ownership.

   http://www.nps.gov/home/homestead_act.html

   
   

2. Homestead Act of 1862, The

   Read about this act that allowed anyone to file for 160 acres of free land. The land became theirs if they built a house on it, dug a well, broke (plowed) 10 acres, fenced a specified amount, and actually lived there.

   http://users.rcn.com/deeds/homestead.htm

   
   

3. Today in History: The Homestead Act

   Find out what this May 20th act was really all about.

   http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/may20.html

   
   

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