What does the Homestead Act offer to new settlers and who takes advantage of

this new opportunity

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Adrianna Shaffer

15 December, 18:08

What does the Homestead Act offer to new settlers and who takes advantage of

this new opportunity

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the homestead act offer settlers 160 acres of land and the act accelerated settlement of U. S. western territory by allowing any American, including slaves, to put in a claim for up to 160 free acres of federal land

What does the Homestead Act offer to new settlers and who takes advantage ofthis new opportunity

What does the Homestead Act offer to new settlers and who takes advantage of

this new opportunity