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Homestead Acts

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Law Atlas. "Homestead Acts." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://law.interactiveatlas.org/codes/homestead-acts.

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Law Atlas. (n.d.). Homestead Acts. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://law.interactiveatlas.org/codes/homestead-acts

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@misc{lawatlas-homestead-acts,
  author = {Law Atlas},
  title = {Homestead Acts},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://law.interactiveatlas.org/codes/homestead-acts},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

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. In all, more than 160 million acres of public land, or nearly 10 percent of the total area of the United States, were given away free to 1.6 million homesteaders.

Facts

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First act signed May 20, 1862 1

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United States Congress, signed by President Abraham Lincoln 1

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1. Homestead Acts (Wikipedia)

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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. In all, more than 160 million acres of public land, or nearly 10 percent of the total area of the United States, were given away free to 1.6 million homesteaders.

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