RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
HOMESTEAD ACT
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Question
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The Homestead Act:
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Encouraged westward settlement
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Granted 160 acres to every head of household
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Created Native Tension
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was an act which granted land to Natives
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Homestead Act increased the number of people in the western United States. Most Native Americans watched the arrival of homesteaders with unease. As more settlers arrived, they found themselves pushed farther from their homelands or crowded onto reservations.
Detailed explanation-2: -Passed on May 20, 1862, the Homestead Act accelerated the settlement of the western territory by granting adult heads of families 160 acres of surveyed public land for a minimal filing fee and five years of continuous residence on that land.
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