Under the homestead act, what did settlers have to do in order to get 160 acres of free land?

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Michiel Standaert · Answer 1 · 2018-10-25T01:07:55+0000

Signed into law in May 1862, the Homestead Act opened up settlement in the western United States, allowing any American, including freed slaves, to put in a claim for up to 160 free acres of federal land.

Under the homestead act, what did settlers have to do in order to get 160 acres of free land?

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