Homestead Act of 1862
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The Homestead Act of 1862 was a landmark U.S. law that encouraged westward expansion by granting settlers ownership of public land, typically 160 acres, if they lived on and improved it for a set period.
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Wild West
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Union Pacific Railway Act of 1862
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United States territorial expansion
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