What was the impact of the 1862 Homestead Act on the West?

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Arthur Yakovlev · Answer 1 · 2021-03-17T06:05:49+0000

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The 1862 Homestead Act accelerated settlement of U.S. western territory by allowing any American, including freed slaves, to put in a claim for up to 160 free acres of federal land.

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