RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
THE RECONSTRUCTION AMENDMENTS
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Question
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What was the largest amount of land one individual could purchase through the Homestead Act?
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80 acres
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160 acres
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200 acres
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240 acres
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Homestead Act, enacted during the Civil War in 1862, provided that any adult citizen, or intended citizen, who had never borne arms against the U.S. government could claim 160 acres of surveyed government land.
Detailed explanation-2: -To help develop the American West and spur economic growth, Congress passed the Homestead Act of 1862, which provided 160 acres of federal land to anyone who agreed to farm the land. The act distributed millions of acres of western land to individual settlers.
Detailed explanation-3: -By 1934, over 1.6 million homestead applications were processed and more than 270 million acres-10 percent of all U.S. lands-passed into the hands of individuals.
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