| # | Term | Definition | From Set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Homestead Act | 1862 | History |
| 2 | Homestead act | a act for land with only 10 cent for a certain amount of land | History |
| 3 | Homestead Act | Passed in 1862, it gave 160 acres of public land to any settler who would farm the land for five years. The settler would only have to pay a registration fee of $25. | U.S.Regents2 |
| 4 | Homestead Act | A law passed in 1862 that said any citizen who has filed papers to become a citizen for ten dollars could have 160 acres of land | history exam 38-73 |
| 5 | Homestead Act | Provided free land to settlers who were willing to live on it and cultivate it | History Final |
| 6 | Homestead Act | gave farmers 160 free acres of land | THE WEST (and Indian Wars) |
| 7 | Homestead Act | Congress passed a bill in 1862, during the Civil War, which said that for every 10 dollars that any citizen (including women!) paid, the person would get 160 acres of public land. As soon as the war was over, the people started heading west for the land. It was used as an incentive to get people to move West. Many homesteaders were immigrants, so they had to fill out citizenship papers. Some western areas attracted people from specific countries: Germany, Sweden, Norway, etc. | History 5 |
| 8 | Homestead Act | passed in 1862,the law offered 160 acres of land free for anyone who agreed to like on and improve the land for 5 years | S.S. exam review:part 2 |
| 9 | Homestead Act | Passed in 1862 where one could claim up to 160 acres of public land & receive title after living there for 5 years | Settling the West |
| 10 | Homestead Act | 1862 congress passed an act offering 160 acres of land free to any citizen or intended citizen who was the head of the household. 600k families took advantage of this offer including several thousand exodusters. | M.W. History |
| 11 | Homestead Act | Passed in 1862 where one could claim up to 160 acres of public land & receive title after living there for 5 years | US History 9 Wks Review |
| 12 | Homestead Act | Government sold 160 acres of land to pioneers age 21+ for $10. IN return pioneers built houses, grew crops, and lived there for at least five years | History Quiz: Westward Expansion |
| 13 | homestead act | gave gov. owned land to farmers | S.S chptr 18 vocab |
| 14 | Homestead Act | an act that promised 150 acres of land to anyone who paid a small filing fee and farmed the land for five years. This was a very successful act. | Westward Expansion in the 1800's |
| 15 | Homestead Act | allowed any head of the household over 21 years old to claim 160 acres of free land if they moved west. In order to keep the land they had to improve the land, build a house, and farm the land well for 5 years. | section 5.1 |
| 16 | Homestead Act | allowed any head of household over 21 to claim 160 acres of land | USH Unit 3 Chapter 5.1 set |
| 17 | Homestead Act | allowed head od house hold over the age of 21 to claim 160 acres of land | 5.1 set |
| 18 | homestead act | 21+ can claim 160 acres, get to keep it if they build a house and farm it for 5 years | stephanieak_chs5.1 |
| 19 | Homestead Act | 21 or older allowed 160 acres of land. there had to be a home,a farm, and had to be worked on for 5 years before full ownership was granted | 5.1 |
| 20 | Homestead Act | 21 and older allowed 160 acres of homeland. There had to be a home, a farm, and worked on for 5 years for full ownership. | Nhuqc Chapter 5 (1) |
| 21 | Homestead Act | 21 and older allowed 160 acres of homeland. There had to be a home, a farm, and worked on for 5 years for full ownership. | Nhuqc Chapter 5 (1) |
| 22 | Homestead Act | a law passed by Congress to encourage settlement in the West by giving government-owned land to small farmers | Chapter 5 Lesson 1 |
| 23 | homestead act | allowed head of family or someone over 21 to claim land for free, but had to live on land for 5 years and improve it | 5:1 |
| 24 | Homestead Act | allowed any head of household over the age of 21 to calim 160 acres of land, but they had to build a home, make improvement, and farm for 5 yrs for full ownership | 5.1 vocab |
| 25 | Homestead Act | Allowed any head of household over the age of 21 to claim 160 acres of land. Landownders had to: build a home, make improvements, and farm for 5 years for full ownership. | 5.1 |
| 26 | Homestead Act | a law passed by Congress to encourage settlement in the West by giving government-owned land to small farmers | Chapter 5 Lesson 1 |
| 27 | homestead act | allowed any head of household over the age of 21 to claim 160 acres of land. Landownders had to: build a home, make improvements, and farm for 5 years for full ownership. | Chapter 5 vocab |
| 28 | homestead act | allowed any head of household over the age of 21 to claim 160 acres of land -build home -make improvements -farm for 5 yr. ownership | chapter 5 |
| 29 | homestead act | A law passed in 1862 that said any citizen who has filed papers to become a citizen for ten dollars could have 160 acres of land | 5.3 |
| 30 | homestead act | allowed head of faily or one of 21 and older to claim free land and must live on it for 5 years; promoted movement to the west | ch 5 |
| 31 | Homestead Act | Allowed head of family or someone 21 yrs. or older to claim land for free, but had to live on land for 5 yrs. and improve it. | Chapter 5.1 |
| 32 | Homestead Act | This law was passed by congress which was to ecourage settlement in the west by giving land to small farmers it was 5 years before the could officialy own the land. | 5.1 Vocabulary |
| 33 | Homestead Act | allowed head of family or someone 21 years old to claim land for free, but had to live on land for 5 years and improve it | 5.1 |
| 34 | Homestead Act | Anyone over the age of 21 or the head of the family could claim 160 acres of land as long as they stayed on it for at leats 5 years | Chapter 3.1 Vocab |
| 35 | Homestead Act | allowed head of family or smeone 21 yrs old to claim land for free, but they had to live on land and improve it for 5 yrs | chapter 5 |
| 36 | Homestead Act | allowed the head of house hold over the age of 21 to claim up to 160 acres of land free. | 5.1 |
| 37 | Homestead Act | allowed the head of household or over the age of 21 to claim 160 acres of land | 5.1 |
| 38 | homestead act | allowed family or someone 21 years old or older to own apiece of land for free, but had to live on land for 5 years to improve it | Chapter 5 |
| 39 | Homestead Act | 21 and older allowed 160 acres of land; there had to be a home, a farm, and they had to work for 5 years to recieve full ownership | 5.1 vocab |
| 40 | Homestead Act | 21 and older allowed 160 acres of land - had to have a home, farm, and worked for 5yrs for full ownership | 5.1 Vocab |
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