USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Congress responded to the farmers’ concerns with the Land Act of 1820 and the Relief Act of 1821. The Land Act reduced the number of acres that Ohioans had to purchase from 160 to eighty and the cost from $2.00 per acre to $1.25 per acre, in an attempt to encourage additional land sales.

Detailed explanation-2: -Impact of the Land Act of 1820 To make all this more feasible, the price of an acre dropped from $2.00 per acre to $1.25 per acre, and the minimum tract size dropped from 160 acres down to just 80. The bill passed on April 24, 1820 and went into effect on July 1.

Detailed explanation-3: -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. Claimants were required to live on and “improve” their plot by cultivating the land.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1970, Ohio voters approved a constitutional amendment, permitting a homestead exemption that reduced property tax for lower income senior citizens.

Detailed explanation-5: -All land in Tanzania is public land and remains vested in the President as trustee for and on behalf of all citizens of Tanzania. Public land falls in 3 categories: General land. Village land (eg land occupied by Tanzanians of African descent under customary law)