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Homestead Acts facts for kids

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The Homestead Acts are a series of acts made by the United States in 1862. It gave citizens free land in return for farming.

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    Norwegian settlers in North Dakota, 1898

  • Freeman homestead-certificate

    Certificate of homestead in Nebraska given under the Homestead Act, 1862

  • Wonder Valley Homestead Cabin

    Typical STA "Jackrabbit" homestead cabin remains in Wonder Valley, California

  • Dugout home2

    Dugout home from a homestead near Pie Town, New Mexico, 1940

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